Doctor of Education, Higher Education
American Government
Topics include, but are not limited to:
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U.S. Constitution
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Federalism
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National, state, and local government
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The branches of government
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Political parties
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Interest groups
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Voting and elections
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Public opinion and the role of the media
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Political economy
Resources: Founding
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James Wilson: State House Speech
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George Washington Farewell Address
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Resources: 19th Century
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Writings of Frederick Douglass
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Literature of the American Civil War
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Resources: 20th Century
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Online Videos
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Marbury v. Madison (1803)
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McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
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Scott v. Sandford (1857)
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The Slaughterhouse Cases (1873)
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Civil Rights Cases (1883)
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Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886)
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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
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Lochner v. New York (1905)
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Schenck v. United States (1919)
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Korematsu v. United States (1944)
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Youngstown Sheet & Tube v. Sawyer (1952)
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Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
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Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
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Baker v. Carr (1962)
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Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
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Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)
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Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
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Katz v. United States (1967)
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Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
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Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969)
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New York Times v. United States (1971)
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Roe v. Wade (1973)
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Gregg v. Georgia (1976)
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Regents of the Univ. of CA vs. Bakke (1978)
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Open Source and Online Textbooks
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American Government (Lenz & Holman, 2013)
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21st Century American Government (Paletz)
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American Government and Politics in the Information Age (Information Only)
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Boundless Political Science (Information Only)
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Online Resources
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The First Amendment Encyclopedia
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Document Collections
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Polling and Research
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Landmark Supreme Court Decisions
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Schenck v. United States (1919)
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Korematsu v. United States (1944)
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Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
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Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)
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Citizens United v. F.E.C. (2010)
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Open Online Courses
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