#  Teaching 

 



## **HarvardX/EdX American Government course:**

My online HarvardX/EdX introduction to American Government course is free of charge, and the sessions can be taken in any order. The course is intended to supplement your for-credit introductory American government course, in the classroom or online. It has 24 sessions, each 20-30 minutes in length. The 24 sessions are divided into four groups of six lectures each: Constitutional Foundations (e.g. Federalism), Institutions (e.g., Presidency), Mass Politics (e.g., Public Opinion), and Public Policy (e.g., Foreign Policy). The videos are closed captioned to accommodate students with hearing difficulties. Links to each session are listed below.

If using Zoom, WebEx, or other online teaching platform, you can play it during a class session. If you want students to view a session before class, you can share the link with them by email or through Blackboard, Canvas, etc.

#### [**TEST BANK.**](/file_url/199)

The test bank for the video presentations has 144 questions – four multiple-choice questions and two short-answer questions for each of the 24 sessions. Answer key is included.

#### **SYLLABUS**:

 If you are creating your course syllabus, here is a model syllabus that combines text readings with the videos. The videos can be assigned for viewing before the class session or you can show them to your class at the beginning of each session as a starting point for offering your own thoughts about the topic and prompting student discussion. [**Link to Syllabus**](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/thomaspatterson/files/harvardx_syllabus_-_instructors_tab.docx&ved=2ahUKEwiiua3YjOqNAxVpFVkFHVXuCpIQFnoECB0QAQ&usg=AOvVaw2qbQuQThlXq-ostoZp62z1)

#### **COURSE TRANSCRIPTS:** 

Access to the Course video transcripts are available here.[\[COURSE TRANSCRIPTS\]](/file_url/168)

## Course Videos- select title to view session

### CONSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS

#### [Political Culture](https://youtu.be/YxDfxXJtTLw)

#### [Limited Government](https://youtu.be/Gyz3sytT9JE)

#### [Representative Government](https://youtu.be/S6NoOUgxyLI)

#### [Federalism](https://youtu.be/NP3DYKmif1U)

#### [Civil Liberties](https://youtu.be/oTQff8exfoc)

#### [Civil Rights](//youtu.be/La9bH58cBwQ)

### MASS POLITICS 

#### [Public Opinion](//youtu.be/MidloaFCVxI)

#### [Political Parties](https://youtu.be/ORqBQroUU74)

#### [Campaigns & Elections](https://youtu.be/WafQKj9F-po)

#### [Political Movements](https://youtu.be/vrjxIyvpoxM)

#### [Interest Groups](//youtu.be/uhSxkLFrkwc)

#### [News Media](//youtu.be/zaYnoc_cGoA)

### POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS 

#### [Congress and Constituency](https://youtu.be/qR0S2L1T_Ew)

#### [Congress and Party](https://youtu.be/QKQjNJI6_1k)

#### [Presidents & Domestic Policy](https://youtu.be/F4wAqicLADI)

#### [Presidents & Foreign Policy](https://youtu.be/udlGIHrq5iA)

#### [Federal Bureaucracy](https://youtu.be/AC9UdwmpaGY)

#### [Supreme Court & Judiciary](//youtu.be/sUZ79KIS-V4)

### PUBLIC POLICY 

#### [Social Policy](https://youtu.be/weT9UapLSfU)

#### [Fiscal & Monetary Policy](//youtu.be/QLRJ4Ndgumg)

#### [Welfare & Income Policy](https://youtu.be/U40nXln9ros)

#### [Regulatory Policy](https://youtu.be/JcYQOgPJccA)

#### [Foreign Policy](https://youtu.be/9gOU74bARFw)

#### [Review Session](https://youtu.be/YLHb7l-4OZE)


## [Course Syllabus](/file_url/192)

## [Select to view 2 minute trailer video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=driSSkD5ERc)




 

##  Recent Books 

 



  [### We the People: An introduction to American Government

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To order: Thomas E. Patterson, We the People, 15e (McGraw-Hill, 2021), ISBN: 9781265634568.

For preparing your syllabus, the [Table of Contents](https://www.mheducation.com/highered/product/we-people-patterson/M9781265026684.html) can be found here. A draft [syllabus](/file_url/210) can be found [here.](/file_url/210)



 

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  [### How America Lost Its Mind

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(submission form is in right column)



 

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