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WEEK 34 – THE FINAL WEEK!

• American Government 66: What Will Happen to the Debt?

• American Government 65: Writing Seminar

 

WEEK 33

• American Government 64: Writing Seminar

• American Government 63: Writing Seminar
• Term Paper – Collected Broad Outlines, with annotations (PDF) 

 

WEEK 32

• American Government 62: The Environmental Protection Agency

• American Government 61: The CIA and NSA
• Text of the National Security Act of 1947
• National Security Council Directive 5412/2

 

WEEK 31

• American Government 60: The Central Intelligence Agency, Part 2

WEEK 30

• American Government 59: The Central Intelligence Agency

• American Government 58: “Government Today” Essay Planning 

 

WEEK 29

• American Government 57: The Growth of Government 

• Growth of Government – Table (PDF)
• American Government 56: Department of Veterans Affairs 

 

WEEK 28

• American Government 55: How Money is Made, Part 4

• American Government 54: How Money is Made, Part 3

 

WEEK 27

• American Government 53: How Money is Made, Part 2

• American Government 52: How Money is Made, Part 1

WEEK 26

• American Government 51: The Department of the Treasury

• American Government 50: The Department of Transportation

 

WEEK 25

• American Government 49: The Department of State

• American Government 48: Lochner v. New York

 

WEEK 24

• American Government 47: The Department of Labor

• American Government 46: The Department of Justice

WEEK 23

• American Government 45: The Department of the Interior

• American Government 44: Writing Seminar

 

WEEK 22

• American Government 43: The Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Source: US Department of Housing and Urban Development 2024 Budget Summary (PDF)

• American Government 42: The Department of Homeland Security
• Source: US Department of Homeland Security 2024 Budget Summary (PDF)

 

WEEK 21

• American Government 41: The United States Department of Health and Human Services
• Source: US Department of Health and Human Services 2024 Budget Summary (PDF)

 

• American Government 40: The United States Department of Energy
• Source: US Department of Energy 2024 Budget Summary (PDF)

 

WEEK 20

• American Government 39: The United States Department of Education
• Source: US Department of Education 2024 Budget Summary (PDF)

• American Government 38: The United States Department of Defense
• Source: US Department of Defense 2024 Defense Budget Overview (PDF)
• Source: US Space Force Brochure (PDF)

 

WEEK 19

• American Government 37: The United States Department of Commerce
• Source: US Department of Commerce 2024 Budget (PDF)
• American Government 36: WRITING SEMINAR on Footnotes and Formatting

 

WEEK 18

• American Government 35: The United States Department of Agriculture
• Source: USDA 2024 Budget (PDF)
• American Government 34: WRITING SEMINAR on Creating a Bibliography

 

WEEK 17

• American Government 33: The National Debt
• Source: White House 2024 Budget (PDF)
• Source: United States Debt Clock (usdebtclock.org)
• American Government 32: Introduction to Government Today

 

WEEK 16

• American Government 31: Government Topics for 2024
• American Government 30: Writing Seminar – Outlining

WEEK 15

• American Government 29: The Electoral College vs. Democracy
• American Government 28: Writing Seminar

WEEK 14

• American Government 27: Federalist No.68
• American Government Handout – Hamilton’s Federalist No.68 – Excerpted (PDF)

• American Government 26: Introduction to the Electoral College
• 270toWin Website covering presidential elections (270towin.com)

 

WEEK 13

• American Government 25: Frederick Douglass’ Defense of the Constitution

• American Government 24: Wendell Phillips Against the Constitution
• American Government Handout – Frederick Douglass – The Constitution: Pro-Slavery or Anti-Slavery? (Excerpted, PDF)
• American Government Handout – Wendell Phillips – The Constitution: A Pro-Slavery Compact (PDF)

WEEK 12

• American Government 23: WRITING SEMINAR

 

 

WEEK 11

• American Government 22: Federalist No. 51

• American Government 21: Federalist No. 48
• American Government Handout – Madison’s Federalist No. 48, Excerpted (PDF)
• American Government Handout – Madison’s Federalist No. 51, Excerpted (PDF)
  

 

WEEK 10

• American Government 20: The Bill of Rights

• American Government 19a: Writing Tier – Planning Session (only relevant for writing students)
• American Government 19b: The First Amendment

 

WEEK 9

• American Government 18: James Madison on a Bill of Rights, Part 3
• Homework Viewing: In Praise of the 5th Amendment (Youtube)

• American Government 17: James Madison on a Bill of Rights, Part 2

 

 

WEEK 8

• American Government 16: James Madison on a Bill of Rights
• The Bill of Rights – Transcript (Archive.org)
• American Government Handout – Madison’s Speech Proposing a Bill of Rights, Excerpted (PDF)

• American Government 15: The Constitution: Articles 3-7

 

WEEK 7

• American Government 14: The Constitution: Executive Power

• American Government 13: The Constitution: Legislative Powers, Continued

WEEK 6

• American Government 12: The Constitution: Legislative Powers

• American Government 11: The Constitution: Congress

WEEK 5

• American Government 10: Federalist, No. 10, Part 2
• Link to Reading: The Constitution (Archive.Org)

• American Government 9: Federalist No.10

WEEK 4

• American Government 8: Natural Rights and Federalism

• American Government 7: Natural Rights and the American Founding, Part 2
• American Government Handout – Federalist No.10 (PDF)

 

WEEK 3

• American Government 6: Natural Rights and the American Founding

• American Government 5: Rights and Government, Part 2

WEEK 2

• American Government 4: Rights and Government, Part 1

• American Government 3: The Social Contract

 

WEEK 1

• American Government 2: The Government-Industrial Complex

• American Government 1: Introduction