- Course Type CLEP
- Subject History and Social Sciences
- Level Introductory
- Length 4 Weeks
- Effort 6 hours/Week
- Institution Modern States
ABOUT THIS COURSE
Instructors
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Rebecca Lubot, Ph.D.
Rutgers University
Course Overview
American Government Course Overview - Modern States
Module | Topic | Video Length | Reading Pages |
Module 1: Institutions and Policy Processes: The Presidency, Bureaucracy, and Congress (30%–35%) 01:08:37 total video length 368 total reading pages |
1.0 Introduction | 0:01:34 | – |
1.1 Congress | 0:01:09 | 42 | |
1.1.1 Congress’ Enumerated and Implied Power | 0:06:23 | 69 | |
1.1.2 Congress’ Power to Tax | 0:06:41 | 37 | |
1.1.3 Congressional Organization, Rules, and Committees | 0:07:09 | – | |
1.2 The President | 0:00:50 | 39 | |
1.2.1 The President and his Powers | 0:09:28 | 69 | |
1.2.2 The Vice President and the First Lady | 0:06:56 | – | |
1.3 The Bureaucracy | 0:00:48 | 31 | |
1.3.1 Origins of the Bureaucracy | 0:05:10 | – | |
1.3.2 Bodies of the Bureaucracy | 0:05:02 | – | |
1.4 Structure, Policy Processes, and Outputs: How Legislation Works | 0:05:03 | 42 | |
1.5 Relationships Among These Institutions and the Links Between Them | 0:00:31 | 39 | |
1.5.1 The Relationships Between Institutions and the Media | 0:06:47 | – | |
1.5.2 The Role and Types of Media | 0:05:06 | – | |
Module 2: Federal Courts, Civil Liberties, and Civil Rights (15%–20%) 00:43:18 total video length 309 total reading pages |
2.0 Introduction | 0:01:42 | – |
2.1 Structure and Processes of the Judicial System | 0:00:45 | 35 | |
2.1.1 The Supreme Court | 0:08:14 | – | |
2.1.2 Judicial Implementation and the Lower Federal Courts | 0:05:29 | – | |
2.2 The Development of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties by Judicial Implementation | 0:08:09 | 91 | |
2.3 The Bill of Rights | 0:03:36 | 46 | |
2.4 Incorporation of the Bill of Rights | 0:07:26 | 46 | |
2.5 Equal Protection and Due Process | 0:07:30 | 91 | |
Module 3: Political Parties and Interest Groups (10%–20%) 00:49:29 total video length 190 total reading pages |
3.0 Introduction | 0:01:34 | – |
3.1 Political Parties | 0:00:59 | 39 | |
3.1.1 Political Parties’ Historical Development, Function, and Effects | 0:05:55 | – | |
3.1.2 Political Parties Organization and Mobilization: Campaign Finance | 0:06:15 | – | |
3.1.3 Dissension within the Parties | 0:04:28 | – | |
3.1.4 The Role and Nature of Third Parties and the Major Third Parties | 0:06:54 | – | |
3.2 Interest Groups | 0:01:09 | 35 | |
3.2.1 Defining and Differentiating Between Interest Groups | 0:07:07 | 32 | |
3.2.2 Laws Governing Lobbyists | 0:06:41 | – | |
3.3 Elections | 0:08:27 | 84 | |
Module 4: Political Beliefs and Behavior (15%–20%) 00:44:29 total video length 351 total reading pages |
4.0 Introduction | 0:01:46 | – |
4.1 Processes By Which Citizens Learn About Politics | 0:06:24 | 70 | |
4.2 Political Participation | 0:07:14 | 70 | |
4.3 Public Opinion | 0:07:16 | – | |
4.4 Beliefs That Citizens Hold About Governments and Its Leaders | 0:06:03 | 64 | |
4.5 Political Culture | 0:05:58 | 73 | |
4.6 The Influence of Public Opinion on Political Leaders | 0:09:47 | 74 | |
Module 5: Constitutional Underpinnings of American Democracy (15%–20%) 01:21:33 total video length 323 total reading pages |
5.0 Introduction | 0:02:31 | – |
5.1 Federalism | 0:01:00 | – | |
5.1.1 Federalism in the Constitution | 0:05:50 | 54 | |
5.1.2 Types of Federalism | 0:05:40 | 37 | |
5.1.3 Tensions Between Federal and State Governments | 0:05:12 | 60 | |
5.2 Separation of Powers | 0:06:09 | 34 | |
5.3 Checks and Balances | 0:06:02 | 37 | |
5.4 Majority Rule | 0:05:40 | 73 | |
5.5 Minority Rights | 0:04:19 | 28 | |
5.6 Considerations that Influenced the Formation and Adoption of the Constitution | 0:01:06 | – | |
5.6.1 Breaking From the British Empire | 0:08:03 | – | |
5.6.2 Philosophical Underpinnings of the National Government | 0:04:27 | – | |
5.6.3 The Articles of Confederation | 0:05:29 | – | |
5.6.4 The National Founding | 0:06:14 | – | |
5.6.5 Ratification and Alteration of the Constitution | 0:07:56 | – | |
5.7 Theories of Democracy | 0:05:55 | – |
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