Unit 1 Assignments:
Topics to be covered
- Principles of Government
- Origins of American Government
- The Constitution
- Federalism
- Political Parties
- Interest Groups
- Congress
- Powers of Congress
- The Presidency
- The Presidency in Action
- The Federal Court System
- Comparitive Politics
Subtopics to be covered
- government and the State
- Forms of Government
- Basic Concepts of Democracy
- United States v. American Library Association, 2003
- Our Political Beginnings
- The Coming of Independence/ Declaration of Independence
- The Critical Period
- Creating the Constitution
- ratifying the Constitution
- United States v. Eichman, 1990
- The Six Basic Principles
- Formal Amendment
- Constitutional Change by Other Means
- U.S. Term Limits, Inc, v. Thornton, 1995
- Federalism: The Division of Power
- The National Government and the 50 States
- Interstate Relations
- Printz v. United States, 1997
- Parties and What They Do
- The Two-Party System
- The Two-Party System in American History
- The Minor Parties
- Party Organizations
- Republican Party of Minnesota v. White, 2002
- The Nature of Interest Groups
- Types of Interest Groups
- Interest Groups at Work
- The National legislature
- The House of representatives
- The Senate
- The Members of Congress
- Hutchinson v. Proxmire, 1979
- The Scope of Congressional Powers
- The Expressed Powers of Money and Commerce
- Other Expressed Powers
- The Implied Power/ The Enduring Constitution: Expansion of Congressional Power
- The Non-legislative Power
- Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States, 1964
- The President’s Job Description
- Presidential Succession and the Vice Presidency/ The Enduring Constitution: Changes in Presidency
- Presidential Selection: The Framer’s Plan
- Presidential Nominations
- The Election
- Nixon v. Fitzgerald, 1982
- The Growth of Presidential Power
- The President’s Executive Powers
- Diplomatic and Military Powers
- Legislative and Judicial Powers
- Korematsu v. United States, 1944
- The National Judiciary
- The Inferior Courts
- The Supreme Court
- The Special Courts
- Comparative Politics Systems
- Great Britain
- Japan
- Mexico
- Russia
- China
i. American Insurance Association v. Garamendi, 2003