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Schedule

 

Lesson Activity

1: Getting Started

  • Read LGS Chapter 1
    Read Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution & Amendments (LGS Appendix)
  • Chapter 1 PDF presentation
  • Complete "Getting Started" activities and assignment.
2: Democracy and the American System
  • Read LGS Chapter 2
    Read Federalist Papers 10 & 51 (LGS Appendix)
    Read Library Webpage
  • Chapter 2 PDF presentation
  • Complete the Online Quiz #1 covering the readings for this unit.

3: Federalism, Political Culture, and Political Rights

Current Event Project Topic
  • Complete and submit your Current Event Project Topic assignment.
4: Congress and Congressional Policy Making
5: The President, the Presidency, and the Bureaucracy
6: The Legal Process and the Federal Judiciary
Mid-Course Exam
  • Complete and submit your Mid-Course Exam.
7: Public Opinion and the Media
8: Political Campaigns and Elections
9: Political Parties and Interest Groups
10: Public Policy and the Budget Process
11: Domestic, International, and Defense Policy
Current Event Project
  • Review LGS Chapters 9-16
  • Complete and submit your Current Event Project.

Final Exam
  • Complete and submit your Final Exam.

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