Government

Syllabus

Lecture Outlines in PDF Format

• Unit I - Introduction
• Lecture 1 - Political Roots
• Lectures 2 and 3 - Articles of Confederation/Constitutional Convention
• Lectures 4 and 5 - Principles of the Constitution/Levels of Government
• Lecture 6 - The Amendments
• Unit II - The Legislative Branch
• Lecture 1 - Structure of Congress
• Lecture 2 - Powers of Congress
• Lecture 3 - Bill to Law Process
• Lecture 4 - Interest/Lobby Groups
• Unit III - The Executive Branch
• Lecture 1 - The Presidency
• Lecture 2 - Electoral College
• Lecture 3 - Presidential Powers
• Lecture 4 - Cabinet and the Bureaucracy
• Lecture 5 - National Defense
• Unit IV - The Judicial Branch
• Lecture 1 - Federal Court Structure
• Lecture 2 - The Supreme Court
• Lecture 3 and 4 - Civil Liberties
• Unit V - State and Local Governments

Matt Rickey
260-347-2032 ex. 12204
mrickey@eastnoble.net