Author:
Matthew Blanshei
Subject:
Political Science
Material Type:
Full Course, Lecture, Lecture Notes
Level:
Community College / Lower Division
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Creative Commons Attribution
Language:
English
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Graphics/Photos, Text/HTML, Video

American Government. OER Resources. Online Section

American Government. OER Resources. Online Section

Overview

These Video Lectures (all of which are accompanied by Supplemental Notes that appear in PDF files) draw upon select aspects of every chapter of the third edition of OpenStax's American Government text. The lectures and notes elaborate upon certain ponts raised in each chapter of American Government by providing additional historical context and relating the textual material to contemporary political events. 

At various points during the video lectures, quiz questions are asked in an attempt to enhance student engagement. (Quiz questions also appear at the end of the Supplemental Notes to each lecture.) For those who wish to use the quizzes, answer keys are included for each one.  

Video Lectures

Lecture 1: Political Participation and the Power of Ideology
Lecture 2: The Presence of the Past: The Contested Legacy of the Federalists and Antifederalists
Lecture 3: The Police Powers of the States
Lecture 4: American Federalism, Civil Liberties, and "Pandemic Politics"
Lecture 5: Civil Rights and the Double Battleground
Lecture 6: A Poll For Your Thoughts: The Shaping of Public Opinion
Lecture 7: Nonvoters in the US
Lecture 8: The State of the Media
Lecture 9: The American Duopoly
Lecture 10: Interest Groups and the Art of Lobbying
Lecture 11: Tyranny of the Minority? The Senate Filibuster (Part I)
Lecture 12: Tyranny of the Minority? The Senate Filibuster (Part II)
Lecture 13: The Executive Order as a Form of Presidential Power
Lecture 14: Nine is (Not) Enough part 1
Lecture 15: Nine is (Not) Enough part 2
Lecture 16: Lotteryville, USA
Lecture 17: The Deep State Hiding in Plain Sight (Bill Moyers interviews Mike Lofgren)
Lecture 18: Disquiet on the Domestic Front
Lecture 19: US Foreign Policy in the 21st Century: What is War?

 

Supplemental Notes

Supplemental Readings to Each Chapter of OpenStax's American Government Text