American Government for High School Grade 11 - Notes & Study Material for Grade 11
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American Government and Civic Participation
| What is Government? 5 pages |  |
| Who Governs? Elitism, Pluralism, and Tradeoffs 4 pages | |
| Engagement in a Democracy 4 pages | |
The Constitution: Origins and Foundations
| The Pre-Revolutionary Period and the Roots of the American Political Tradition 4 pages | |
| The Articles of Confederation 3 pages | |
| The Development of the Constitution 5 pages | |
| The Ratification of the Constitution 5 pages | |
| Constitutional Change 6 pages | |
American Federalism
| The Division of Powers 3 pages | |
| The Evolution of American Federalism 5 pages | |
| Intergovernmental Relationships 6 pages | |
| Competitive Federalism Today 3 pages | |
| Advantages and Disadvantages of Federalism 5 pages | |
Civil Liberties
| What are Civil Liberties? 3 pages | |
| Securing Basic Freedoms 5 pages | |
| The Rights of Suspects 5 pages | |
| Interpreting the Bill of Rights 4 pages | |
Civil Rights
| What are Civil Rights and How Do We Identify Them? 4 pages | |
| The African American Struggle for Equality 6 pages | |
| The Fight for Women’s Rights 5 pages | |
| Civil Rights for Indigenous Groups: Native Americans, Alaskans, and Hawaiians 4 pages | |
| Equal Protection for Other Groups 4 pages | |
The Politics of Public Opinion
| The Nature of Public Opinion 6 pages | |
| How is Public Opinion Measured? 4 pages | |
| What Does the Public Think? 5 pages | |
| The Effects of Public Opinion 6 pages | |
Voting and Elections
| Voter Registration 4 pages | |
| Campaigns and Voting 5 pages | |
The Media
| What is the Media? 4 pages | |
| The Evolution of the Media 4 pages | |
| Regulating the Media 4 pages | |
| The Impact of the Media 4 pages | |
Political Parties
| What Are Parties and How Did They Form? 4 pages | |
| The Two-Party System 4 pages | |
| The Shape of Modern Political Parties 4 pages | |
| Divided Government and Partisan Polarization 4 pages | |
Interest Groups and Lobbying
| Interest Groups Defined 3 pages | |
| Collective Action and Interest Group Formation 3 pages | |
| Interest Groups as Political Participation 4 pages | |
| Pathways of Interest Group Influence 4 pages | |
| Free Speech and the Regulation of Interest Groups 4 pages | |
Congress
| The Institutional Design of Congress 5 pages | |
| Congressional Elections 4 pages | |
| Congressional Representation 2 pages | |
| House and Senate Organizations 4 pages | |
| The Legislative Process 5 pages | |
The Presidency
| The Design and Evolution of the Presidency 5 pages | |
| The Presidential Election Process 5 pages | |
| Organizing to Govern 4 pages | |
| The Public Presidency 4 pages | |
| Presidential Governance: Direct Presidential Action 6 pages | |
The Courts
| Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights 4 pages | |
| The Dual Court System 4 pages | |
| The Federal Court System 4 pages | |
| The Supreme Court 4 pages | |
| Judicial Decision-Making and Implementation by the Supreme Court 4 pages | |
State and Local Government
| State Power and Delegation 4 pages | |
| State Political Culture 4 pages | |
| Governors and State Legislatures 3 pages | |
| State Legislative Term Limits 4 pages | |
| County and City Government 5 pages | |
The Bureaucracy
| Bureaucracy and the Evolution of Public Administration 5 pages | |
| Toward a Merit-Based Civil Service 4 pages | |
| Understanding Bureaucracies and their Types 4 pages | |
| Controlling the Bureaucracy 3 pages | |
Domestic Policy
| What is Public Policy? 4 pages | |
| Categorizing Public Policy 5 pages | |
| Budgeting and Tax Policy 5 pages | |
Foreign Policy
| Defining Foreign Policy 6 pages | |
| Foreign Policy Instruments 6 pages | |
| Institutional Relations in Foreign Policy 6 pages | |
| Approaches to Foreign Policy 5 pages | |
