Text: American Government The Essentials Institutions and Policies 14e

By James Q. Wilson,
John J. DiIulio, Jr.,
Meena Bose

PART I: The American System
• Chapter 1: The Study of American Government
• Chapter 2: The Constitution
• Chapter 3: Federalism
• Chapter 4: American Political Culture
• Chapter 5: Civil Liberties
• Chapter 6: Civil Rights

PART II: Opinions, Interests, and Organizations
• Chapter 7: Public Opinion
• Chapter 8: Political Participation
• Chapter 9: Political Parties
• Chapter 10: Elections and Campaigns
• Chapter 11: Interest Groups
• Chapter 12: The Media

PART III: Institutions of Government
• Chapter 13: Congress
• Chapter 14: The Presidency
• Chapter 15: The Bureaucracy
• Chapter 16: The Judiciary

What is required for the paper?

It is an open paper meaning you can write about anything you want as long as it can be tied back to class.

Total would be 24 pages. 8 pages for each student, and you will write for 3 students. topics are attached What is required for the paper? It is an open paper meaning you can write about anything you want as long as it can be tied back to class.

Example: Write about one of the amendments to the constitution- pick one, why is it important to todays society?

Why was it added to the constitution? Why do we have 3 branches of government? Why was each branch added? There are a lot of topics that you can pick from.

Please do not all pick the same topic! Please pick different 3 topics for the paper; please don't write same topic for all the students.