General Lesson Plan
Part One: The American Democracy
Chapter 1: Government and People
Textbook
Chapter 1: Government and People, pp. 2-30
Collateral Reader
Chapter 1 Reading 1: John P. Roche: The Founding Fathers: A Reform Caucus in Action. pp. 11-28
Chapter 2: The Constitutional Framework
Text
Chapter 2 The Constitutional Framework, pp. 30-63
Reader
Chapter 2 Reading 1: John Locke, "Second Treatise of Civil Government,"
pp. 4-10 *
Chapter 2 Reading 2: James Madison, "Federalist 10," pp.
186-90
Chapter 2 Reading 3: James Madison, "Federalist 51," pp. 44-46
Chapter 2 Reading 4: Marbury v. Madison, pp. 444-48
Chapter 2 Reading 5: McCulloch v. Maryland, pp. 72-77
Group Presentations
Chapter 2 Presentation: John Locke, "Second Treatise of Civil Government,"
Chapter 2 Presentation: Amending the Constitution *
Chapter 2 Presentation: The Impeachment Process *
Collateral Material
The Declaration of Independence (see Appendix A-1 of your textbook or the class website)
Chapter 2 Video #1: The Background of the United States Constitution
Chapter 2 Video #2: The Constitution
Chapter 2 Video #3: Marbury v. Madison
Chapter 3: The Federal System
Text
Chapter 3: The Federal System
Reader
Chapter 3 Reading 1: Morton Grodzins, "The Federal System," pp. 78-93
Group Presentations
Chapter 3 Presentation: Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority *
Chapter 3 Presentation: United States v. Lopez *
Collateral Material
Chapter 3 Video #1: McCulloch v. Maryland
Chapter 3 Video #2: Federalism
Chapter 4: Civil Liberties and Citizenship
Text
Chapter 4 Civil Liberties and Citizenship
Reader
Chapter 4 Reading 1: The Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment (see Appendix A-1 or Class website)
Chapter 4 Reading 2: Collin v. Smith (1978), pps. 119-129
Chapter 4 Reading 3: Engel v. Vitale (1962), pps. 137-144
Chapter 4 Reading 4: Shaw v. Reno (1993), pps. 177-181
Group Presentations
Chapter 4 Presentation: Texas v. Johnson *
Chapter 4 Presentation: Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Dept. of Health *
Collateral Material
Chapter 4 Video #1: The Bill of Rights
Chapter 4 Video #2: "Gideon's Trumpet"
Chapter 4 Video #3: "Roe v. Wade"
Chapter 5: The Struggle for Equal Rights
Text
Chapter 5 The Struggle for Equal Rights
Reader
Chapter 5 Reading 1: Brown v. Board of Education (1954), pps. 129-132
Chapter 5 Reading 2: Brown v. Board of Education (1955), pps. 132-136
Group Presentations
Collateral Material
Part Four: Socialization, Parties and Interest Groups (2 weeks)
Text
Chapter 6 Public Opinion and Interest Groups
Chapter 8 Political Parties
Reader
Reading 8: David R. Mayhew, "Divided We Govern," pp. 194-200 *
Reading 9: David B. Truman, "The Governmental Process," pp. 233-238 *
Group Presentations
Group Presentation: David R. Mayhew, "Divided We Govern"
Group Presentation: David B. Truman, "The Governmental Process"
Collateral Material
Part Five: Campaigns, Elections, and the Media (2 weeks)
Text
Chapter 7 The Media and Politics
Chapter 9 Political Campaigns and Candidates
Chapter 10 Voting Behavior and Elections
Reader
Reading 10: B. Berelson, "Democratic Practice and Democratic Theory," pp. 219-226 *
Reading 11: V.O. Key, "The Responsible Electorate," pp. 226-230 *
Reading 12: L. Sabato, "The Misplaced Obsession with PACs," pp. 258-265 *
Collateral Material
Chapter 9 Video: "The Living Room Campaign" Part Six Congress (2 weeks)
Text
Chapter 13 The Congress
Reader
Reading 13: M. Florina, "The Rise of the Washington Establishment," pp. 366-373 *
Reading 14: R. Fenno, "If ... How Come We Love Our Congressmen ...," pp. 395-402 *
Reading 15: T. Cook, "Media Power and Congressional Power," pp. 387-394 *
Collateral Material
Chapter 13 Video: "The Congress"
Part Seven: The Presidency and Bureaucracy (2 weeks)
Text
Chapter 11 The President
Chapter 12 The Bureaucracy
Reader
Reading 16: Alexander Hamilton, "Federalist 70," pp. 270-272
Reading 17: Richard Neustadt, "Presidential Power," pp. 278-281
Reading 18: C. Rossiter, "The Presidency — Focus on Leadership," pp. 272-277 *
Reading 19: C. Jones, "The Presidency in a Separated System," pp. 470-480 *
Reading 20: P. Woll, "Constitutional Democracy and Bureaucratic Power," pp. 333-38 *
Collateral Material
Chapter 11 Video: "The Presidency"
Part Eight The Judiciary (2 weeks)
Text
Chapter 14 Justice
Reader
Reading 21: Alexander Hamilton, "Federalist 78," pp. 440-44
Reading 22: Marbury v. Madison (1803) pp. 444-47
Reading 23: R. Bork, "The Tempting of America," pp. 464-470 *
Reading 24: W. Brennan, "For Loose Construction," pp. 470-480 *
Collateral Material
Chapter 14 Video #1: Supreme Court
Chapter 14 Video #2: The U.S. Supreme Court
Part Nine Policy Making (1 week)
