Print out the outlines before class if they are helpful to you.  Here is the textbook link. Pull down the chapters under the "Navigate by Chapter" tab to find flashcards, a glossary and crossword puzzles! 

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Here is the revised schedule for POLS 205, Unit 2.

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Looking for the US Constitution?  Here are the seven original articles. Here is the Bill of Rights and here are Amendments 11-27.  (Note: The text is a transcription of the Constitution in its original form. Items that are hyperlinked have since been amended or superseded.  They are hyperlinked to the new language.)  Don't forget all of the rest of the helpful hints.  Happy Studying!

But what is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: You must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself. A dependence on the people is, no doubt, the primary control on the government; but experience has taught mankind the necessity of auxiliary precautions.  Federalist #51