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POLS 205

American National Government

Isaiah 33
²² For the LORD is our judge,
the LORD is our lawgiver,
the LORD is our king;
it is he who will save us.

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Test One - Four Constitutional Principles
The Role of Government	The Role of Government
Politics and Power	Politics and Power
Historical Background	Historical Background
1.Angels Checks and Balances picture from class	1. Angels... Checks and Balances Checks and Balances picture from class
2. Federalism	2. Federalism
3. Judicial Review	3. Judicial Review
4. Limited Government/Living Document Amendment Process and Table with all Amendments from class	4. It's Alive!!! Amendment Process and Table with all Amendments from class
Review for Test 1	Top Ten Constitutional Provisions

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Test Two - Three Branches
Legislative Branch Unit
1. Constitution/History	1. Constitution/History
2. I'm Just a Bill... How Congress Works Link to "How a bill..." chart Bills by Finals Status (Click on Pic)	2. I'm Just a Bill... How Congress Works
3. Power and Politics... How Congress Really Works	3. Power and Politics... How Congress Really Works
4. Incumbency and Apportionment	4. Incumbency and Apportionment
5. Appropriations	5. Appropriations
Executive Branch Unit
Between the Georges	Between the Georges
Rules, Roles and Hats Tables from class	Rules, Roles and Hats
The Executive Office of the President and his Cabinet	The Executive Office of the President and his Cabinet
The Beauty of Bureaucracy TO allow more time for the Legislative unit, I have cut the Bureaucracy lecture. However, and this is VERY important, you are responsible for these Bureaucracy Readings from Chapter 11. There will be questions on the test from these readings. This is outside of class learning. From Chapter 11, read pages 221-226, and the Learning Objectives Summary on page 238.	The Beauty of Bureaucracy
Key Word Guide for Test 2

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Test Three - Judicial Branch and Voting
Judicial Branch Unit:
Equal Justice Under the Law Link to Courts Map	Equal Justice Under the Law
The Supremes Scalia Video	The Supremes
The Active Life	The Active Life

Elections Unit:
Voting Intro	Voting Intro
Democratic Weirdness (Parties and Interest Groups, Electoral College, Campaigns and Money)	Democratic Weirdness (Parties and Interest Groups, Electoral College, Campaigns and Money)
I Count! (Politics, Polls and Elections) Key Word Guide for Test 3	I Count! (Politics, Polls and Elections)

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Test Four - Pressure Unit:	Click here to view the infamous Daisy Girl advertisement Here's an interesting article about the young actress.
The Media	The Media
Interest Groups, PACS, and Campaign Finance	Interest Groups, PACS, and Campaign Finance
Lobbyists	Lobbyists
Intergovernmental Pressure	Intergovernmental Pressure

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Test Five - Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
Constitution/History and Sheep	Constitution/History and Sheep De Tocqueville quote and Four Freedoms text
SPRAP	SPRAP
The Balance of the BOR	The Balance of the BOR
Strange Math (Expanding on the Bill of Rights)	Strange Math (Expanding on the Bill of Rights)
	Handout for Expanding on the BOR
The Struggle for Civil Rights	The Struggle for Civil Rights

Christians in Government Outline	Christians in Government Outline Spring 2019 Final Exam FIB practice - random order.docx

Useful Links:

The Preamble, Schoolhouse style	The Library of Congress' Thomas (Congressional Info) - excellent link	The Supremes!	Voter Literacy Test Links
The Presidential Encyclopedia	US House of Representatives	RealClearPolitics
The White House	US Senate

Study Aids:

Constitution Study Links	Textbook Link	Federalist #10	Federalist #51
Constitution Online	Congress Funlinks	Key Concepts	Presidential Profiles
Constitution Outlines	Bill Of Rights Game		NOT!

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