Notes &
Class Materials
American Government
Syllabus and Class Intro Materials
Study Guides
9/11 & the War on Terror unit study guide
Unit 1 - Foundations of Democracy
Debate the Issues - Unite in Purpose
Rule of the People or Mob Rule - The Legacy of Democracy on America
American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden (Assignment)
Intellectual Liberation - The Enlightenment
Unit 2 - The American Constitution
Revolutionary Mindset Role Play Introduction
America Under the Articles of Confederation
A Nation Founded Upon Compromise - Republican Theory and the Constitutional Convention
Unit 3 - Governing Institutions
America’s Relationship Status: It’s Complicated (Federalism 101)
Unit 4 - Mass Politics & Political Participation
The Modern Presidency - Authority vs. Constraint
The Bully Pulpit - Presidential Foreign Policy
Supreme Court - Power, Politics, and Legitimacy
From Candidate to Commander - Governing After the Election (Simulation)
Comparative Government and Politics
Unit 1 - Comparative Government and Politics Concepts
Comparative Government - The Comparative Method
Comparative Government - Types of Government
Conflict Iran: Prime Minister Questions
Unit 2 - Advanced Democracies (Britain & the European Union)
Unit 3 - Totalitarian Regimes (1984 Literary Analysis)
Unit 4 - Communist and Post-Communist Regimes (Russia & China)
Unit 5 - Newly Industrializing and Less Developed Countries (Mexico, Iran, & Nigeria)
Unit 6 - Model United Nations Simulation