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Instructor Resource ManualforPolitics in America,2016 Presidential ElectionEleventh EditionRonald Keith GaddieThomas R. DyeCLASS NOTES

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iTable of ContentsHow to Use This Instructor’s ManualviiSample SyllabusixPart I. Chapter ResourcesChapter 1Politics: Who Gets What, When, and How...........................................1Chapter Overview1Lecture Suggestions1Class Activities14Research Activities18Participation Activities21Revel Features22Suggested Readings26Chapter 2PoliticalCulture: Ideas in Conflict......................................................31Chapter Overview31Lecture Suggestions32Class Activities47Research Activities51Participation Activities54Revel Features54Suggested Readings59Chapter 3TheConstitution: Limiting Governmental Power.............................63Chapter Overview63Lecture Suggestions63Class Activities92Research Activities98

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iiParticipation Activities101Revel Features102Suggested Readings106Chapter 4Federalism:Dividing Governmental Power.....................................111Chapter Overview111Lecture Suggestions111Class Activities136Research Activities139Participation Activities141Revel Features142Suggested Readings147Chapter 5Opinion andParticipation: Thinking and Acting in Politics...........151Chapter Overview151Lecture Suggestions151Class Activities169Research Activities174Participation Activities176Revel Features177Suggested Readings182Chapter 6Media, Politics, and Communication: Setting the Political Agenda?186Chapter Overview186Lecture Suggestions187Class Activities211Research Activities214Participation Activities216Revel Features217Suggested Readings221Chapter 7Political Parties: Organizing Politics................................................226

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iiiChapter Overview226Lecture Suggestions226Class Activities248Research Activities251Participation Activities253Revel Features254Suggested Readings259Chapter 8Campaigns and Elections.................................................................263Chapter Overview263Lecture Suggestions263Class Activities284Research Activities287Participation Activities289Revel Features290Suggested Readings295Chapter 9Interest Groups: GettingTheir Share and More...............................300Chapter Overview300Lecture Suggestions301Class Activities321Research Activities324Participation Activities327Revel Features327Suggested Readings332Chapter 10Congress: Politics on CapitolHill.....................................................336Chapter Overview336Lecture Suggestions336Class Activities363Research Activities368Participation Activities371

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ivRevel Features372Suggested Readings376Chapter 11The President: White House Politics................................................380Chapter Overview380Lecture Suggestions380Class Activities400Research Activities406Participation Activities409Revel Features410Suggested Readings414Chapter 12The Bureaucracy: Bureaucratic Politics...........................................419Chapter Overview419Lecture Suggestions419Class Activities438Research Activities441Participation Activities445Revel Features446Suggested Readings450Chapter 13Courts: Judicial Politics.....................................................................454Chapter Overview454Lecture Suggestions454Class Activities478Research Activities481Participation Activities484Revel Features486Suggested Readings490Chapter 14Politics and Personal Liberty............................................................494Chapter Overview494

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vLecture Suggestions494Class Activities518Research Activities521Participation Activities525Revel Features526Suggested Readings530Chapter 15Politics and Civil Rights....................................................................535Chapter Overview535Lecture Suggestions535Class Activities562Research Activities565Participation Activities568Revel Features569Suggested Readings575Chapter 16Politics and the Economy.................................................................580Chapter Overview580Lecture Suggestions580Class Activities597Research Activities600Participation Activities602Revel Features603Suggested Readings607Chapter 17Politics and Social Welfare................................................................612Chapter Overview612Lecture Suggestions612Class Activities631Research Activities634Participation Activities637Revel Features638

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viSuggested Readings643Chapter 18Politics and National Security..........................................................647Chapter Overview647Lecture Suggestions647Class Activities672Research Activities675Participation Activities678Revel Features679Suggested Readings683Part II. Teaching EssaysEssay 1Implementing Deliberative Civic Education: Persuasion and Skill BuildingbyJ. Cherie Strachan......................................................................................688Essay 2From Chalkboard to Chat Room: Making the Transition to Online Instructionto American Governmentby Bradley Dyke..............................................700Essay 3Using Technology to Engage in Large Classroom Settingsby Sherri L. Mora andTom Miles..............................................................................................712Essay 4Group Projects: Collaborative Learning in Introductory AmericanGovernment Classesby Eric Cox...........................................................724Essay 5From Civic Engagement to Informed Advocacyby Michelle Lorenzini.................................................................................741Essay 6Interactive Lesson Plans for American Government: A Political ScienceInstructor’s ChallengebyDeanne Repetto................................................758Essay 7Making the “A Word” Work for You: Assessment in American GovernmentbyVictoria A. Farrar-Myers...........................................................................773

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viiHow toUse This Instructor’sManualOverviewThis instructor’s manual provides a comprehensive roadmap for teaching classroom, online, orhybrid courses. Designed for new and experienced instructors, the Instructor’s Manual includes asample syllabus, lecture suggestions, class activities, research activities, participation activities,RevelFeatures,suggested readings, and essays on teaching American Government.ResourcesSample Syllabus.Each instructor’s manual includes a syllabus that provides suggested assignmentsfromAmerican Government. This syllabus can be modified easily to fit your individual and institutionalrequirements.Lecture Suggestions.This manual includes lecture suggestions arranged according to the order ofeach chapter and its learning objectives. These suggestions help instructors create lectures that coverthe main concepts of each chapter.Class Activities. Each chapter includes ideas for group exercises and class discussions instructors;these are designed to encourage critical analysis of the key concepts coveredin the lecturesuggestions.Research Activities.Every chapter includesresearch activities that focus on honing student’sresearch skills. These activities include position papers, bibliographies, book reviews, data researchand analysis papers, mediaanalysis papers, and response papers.Participation Activities.Each chapter includes participation activities that focus on promotingpolitical engagement and encouraging student reflection on their participation in the politicalprocess.Revel Features.Each chapter contains modules including videos, social explorers, applications,journal prompts, shared writing prompts, simulations, and quizzes related to specific learningobjectives.Suggested Readings. Each chapter concludes with a list ofsuggested readings. These readingsinclude books, journals, articles, and websites that would be helpful for instructors to consult in

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viiipreparation of their syllabus or for students doing additional research. Each suggested reading isannotated with an explanation of the significance and usefulness of the reading.Teaching Essays. A collection of essays on teaching American government authored by seasonedAmerican government instructors is included with this instructor’s manual. These essays deal withcommon instructor concerns, such as how to teach online courses, how to assign and evaluate groupprojects, and how to create interactive lessons.Using the Instructor’s Manual with Other PearsonResourcesPowerPoint Presentation withLearning Catalytics.These PowerPoints provide a full lectureoutline and script with all the photos and figures from the book. Use the PowerPoint presentation inconjunction with this manual’s lecture suggestions and class activities.To download the PowerPoint presentation, gotowww.pearsonhighered.com. After signing up foran instructor account on the website, log in and search by the book ISBN, book title, or author lastname. Under the resources tab for the book, downloadthe PowerPoint presentation by chapter.Test Bank.After you have taught students to master concepts of American Government, test theirunderstanding and knowledge by assigning questions from the test bank. Test bank questions testknowledge,understanding, application, and analysis, so that you can evaluate your students at everylevel. This test bank is available in Word, MyTest, Blackboard, WebCT, and Respondus.

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ixSAMPLE SYLLABUSPOLITICS IN AMERICACourse OverviewThe goal of this course is to familiarize students with the structures, functions, and processes ofAmerican government. We will explore the philosophical and historical roots of American politics,the three branches of government, and various political institutions like the media and politicalparties.By the end of the course, you should be able to do the following:Explain how government impacts your daily life.Recognize and evaluate the basic debates and issues in government and political history inthe United States.Explain and critically assess the formal and informal political institutions, and theirrespective roles, in American politics.Identify and describe the key functions of the three branches of government.Assess the causes and consequences of different forms of political participation, and outlinethe ways in which individuals and groups can affect political outcomes in the United States.Required Texts.Thomas R. Dye and Ronald Keith Gaddie.Politics in America,2012 Election Edition.(NewYork: Pearson).Course CalendarWeek 1. Politics and Political CultureLearning Objectives:1.2:Compare and contrast governmental politics with politics in other societal organizations.1.6:Compare and contrast representational government and direct government.1.7:Show how elitism and pluralism reach different conclusions about who governs inAmerica.1.8:Evaluate the implications of the elitist and pluralist views for the realization of Americandemocratic ideals.2.1:Define the concept of political culture.2.4:Characterize the trends affecting the current distribution of wealth and income andanalyze the relationships among social mobility, inequality, and class conflict.2.8:Differentiate various political ideologies that depart from conservatism and liberalism.Text:Dye, et al., Chapters 1 and 2Week 2. The Constitution and Federalism

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xLearning Objectives:3.3:Outline the principles on which the Founders were in agreement and characterize theirareas ofconflict.3.5:Explain how the Constitution structured the new government.3.6:Analyze the separation of powers and the checks and balances established by theConstitution.3.8:Assess the protections provided by the Bill of Rights and determine the various meansthrough which the Constitution may be changed.4.1:Distinguish the federal form of government from confederal and unitary forms andevaluate the arguments in favor of federalism.4.4:Trace the evolution of American federalism, and describe how the use of federalismleads to theories of political behavior.4.6:Explain how federal grants impact the distribution of power between the federal andstate governments, and assess the impact of coercive federalism on state-national relations.Text:Dye,et al., Chapters 3 and 4Week 3. Public Opinion and Political ParticipationLearning Objectives:5.2:Explain how the agents of socialization influence the development of political opinions.5.3:Determine the role of ideology in shaping opinion anddescribe the relationship betweengender, race, and opinion5.4:Assess how and to what extent public opinion influences public policy making.5.5:Identify the various ways in which a citizen may participate in politics, and trace theexpansion of the right to vote.5.6:Analyze the political and demographic factors that influence voter turnout and asses theconsequences of nonvoting.5.7:Characterize protest as a form of political participation.Text:Dye, et al., Chapter 5Week 4. The Mass MediaLearning Objectives:6.1:Identify functions and components of the media.6.3:Describe the business of the media, and assess how the politics of the media are shapedby their economic interests, environment, and ideological leanings..6.5:Analyze the role of the media in shaping campaigns and elections.6.6:Distinguish between freedom of the press and fairness of the press.6.7:Assess the effects that the media have on public opinion and political behavior.Text:

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xiDye, et al., Chapter 6Week 5.Political PartiesLearning Objectives:7.1:Show how the relationship between organization and political power explains politicalparties and interest groups.7.2:Differentiate the three political arenas in which the parties battle.7.4:Trace changes in political parties over the course of American history.7.5:Outline the functions and perceptions of the two major American political parties,explain how they are financed, and assess their changing role in the electoral process.7.7:Evaluate the role of third parties within the U.S. electoral system.7.8:Determine why the American two-party system has persisted.Text:Dye, et al., Chapter 7Week 6. Campaigns and ElectionsLearning Objectives:8.1:Evaluate the role of elections inAmerican democracy.8.2:Characterize the various factors that motivate people to pursue a political career.8.3:Explain the advantages of incumbency.8.5:Identify the main components of campaign strategies.8.6:Analyze the role of money in campaigns, identify the major sources of funding, assessthe motivations of contributors, and evaluate efforts to regulate campaign finances.8.7:Outline candidates’ strategies for primary races and the general election8.8:Assess influences on voters’ choices.Text:Dye, et al., Chapter 8Week 7. Interest GroupsLearning Objectives:9.1:Explain the origins, functions, strengths, and weaknesses of the interest-group system inAmerica.9.2:Characterize the interests represented by organized interest groupslobbying inWashington.9.3:Explain how interest-group leaders create and build organizations.9.4:Describe the overall environment of lobbying in Washington, and identify the mainactivities of lobbyists.9.5:Outline the development, role, and structure of political action committees.

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xii9.6:Assess the relationships between interest groups and bureaucratic agencies, and identifyways in which interest groups seek to influence the federal court system.9.7:Evaluate different positions on the consequencesof interest groups for Americandemocracy.Text:Dye, et al., Chapter 9Week 8. The CongressLearning Objectives:10.1:Explain the sources of Congress’s power.10.2:Explain the processes of congressional apportionment and redistricting, and assesshow representative Congress is of the general population.10.3:Describe congressional elections and organization, and characterize the working life ofa member of Congress.10.4: Evaluate the successes and failures of the two parties in Congress.10.5:Characterize the legislative work of committees and assess the repercussions ofcommittees for distribution of power in Congress.10.6:Outline the process for a bill that has reached the floor and identify obstacles topassage.10.7:Assess the influences on congressional decision making.Text:Dye, et al., Chapter 10Week 9. The Executive Branch: The Presidency and the BureaucracyLearning Objectives:11.1:Identify the powers and responsibilities of the president.11.3:Assess the sources of the president’s political power and analyze how presidents’personality and policy positions affect their approval ratings.11.8:Characterize the roles and responsibilities of the vice president.12.1:Assess the nature, sources, and extent of bureaucratic power.12.2:Describe the types of agencies in the federal bureaucracy and the extent and purposesof the bureaucracy.12.3:Trace changes over time in the size and composition of the bureaucracy and assess therepercussions for democracy.12.8:Summarize the constraints that Congress can place on the bureaucracy.Text:Dye, et al., Chapters 11 and 12

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xiiiWeek 10. The CourtsLearning Objectives:13.1:Assess the basis for and use ofjudicial power.13.2:Compare and contrast the philosophies of judicial activism and judicial restraint.13.4:Characterize the “special rules” of judicial decision making.13.5:Assess the role of politics in the judicial selection process.13.7:Assess the role of politics and ideology in Supreme Court decision making.13.8:Evaluate checks on Supreme Court power.Text:Dye, et al., Chapter 13Week 11. Civil Liberties and Civil RightsLearning Objectives:14.1:Outline the Founders' views on individualliberty and trace the expansion of the Bill ofRights.14.8:Identify the constitutional rights of criminal defendants and assess the consequences oftheir implementation.15.1:Assess the role that politics played over the centuries in America’s quest for equality,and analyze how the Constitution was interpreted to first justify and then attack slavery andsegregation.15.2:Differentiate the various meanings of equal protection of the laws.15.3:Outline major civil rights legislation.15.8:Determine how the 14th Amendment has been interpreted regarding gender equalityand describe the policy issues arising from sex.Text:Dye, et al., Chapters 14 and 15Week 12. Public PolicyLearning Objectives:16.1:Compare politics and economics asdecision-making systems.17.3:Outline major social welfare programs in the United States.17.6:Analyze the role of politics in welfare reform.17.7:Compare the United States and other nations on health care expenditures and measuresof health care,and describe the nation’s major health care programs.18.1:Describe the ways in which nations have attempted to bring order to internationalpolitics.18.6:Describe the nature of terrorism and the U.S. response to terrorism.Text:

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xivDye, et al., Chapters16-18Welcome to RevelWelcome to the Revel edition ofPolitics in America,by Ronald Keith Gaddie and Thomas R. Dye.The Revel edition offers the same narrative content as the print textbook but with a majoradvantage: integrated media interactivesand assessments allowing students to engage with thematerial through hands-on applications. This immersive educational technology boosts studentengagement, which leads to better understanding of concepts and improved performancethroughout the course.All chapters begin on an introductory screen with a current events bulletin and learning objectives.The chapter-specificlearning objectivesoutline the pedagogical goals of the chapter.

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