This course covers a wide range of topics related to government and politics, aiming to provide learners with a deeper understanding of how the U.S. government functions and the historical events that have shaped it. By the end of the course, students will have gained knowledge about executive orders, impeachment, money laundering, McCarthyism, the U.S. Supreme Court, the Cuban Missile Crisis, protest strategies, the Bill of Rights, the U.S. Constitution, democracy in Athens, power dynamics, the Declaration of Independence, the value of currency, legislation impact, voting rights, Labor Day, Title IX, government structure, historical events like the Boston Tea Party and the Louisiana Purchase, the Electoral College, gerrymandering, the American Constitution, economic recessions, voting systems, prohibition, populism, the U.S. bail system, wilderness ownership, government programs, the Chinese Exclusion Act, and monetary policies. The course employs a variety of teaching methods, including lectures, historical analyses, and explanations by experts in the field. This course is intended for individuals interested in American government, politics, history, and current affairs.
Overview
Syllabus
How do executive orders work? - Christina Greer.
How does impeachment work? - Alex Gendler.
How does money laundering work? - Delena D. Spann.
What is McCarthyism? And how did it happen? - Ellen Schrecker.
What happened to trial by jury? - Suja A. Thomas.
How do US Supreme Court justices get appointed? - Peter Paccone.
The history of the Cuban Missile Crisis - Matthew A. Jordan.
How to turn protest into powerful change - Eric Liu.
Why wasn’t the Bill of Rights originally in the US Constitution? - James Coll.
Why is the US Constitution so hard to amend? - Peter Paccone.
What did democracy really mean in Athens? - Melissa Schwartzberg.
History vs. Richard Nixon - Alex Gendler.
How to understand power - Eric Liu.
What you might not know about the Declaration of Independence - Kenneth C. Davis.
What gives a dollar bill its value? - Doug Levinson.
History vs. Vladimir Lenin - Alex Gendler.
How one piece of legislation divided a nation - Ben Labaree, Jr..
History vs. Andrew Jackson - James Fester.
The fight for the right to vote in the United States - Nicki Beaman Griffin.
Why do Americans and Canadians celebrate Labor Day? -Kenneth C. Davis.
Equality, sports, and Title IX - Erin Buzuvis and Kristine Newhall.
How is power divided in the United States government? - Belinda Stutzman.
The story behind the Boston Tea Party - Ben Labaree.
Inventing the American presidency - Kenneth C. Davis.
The historical audacity of the Louisiana Purchase - Judy Walton.
The oddities of the first American election - Kenneth C. Davis.
Does your vote count? The Electoral College explained - Christina Greer.
A 3-minute guide to the Bill of Rights - Belinda Stutzman.
Gerrymandering: How drawing jagged lines can impact an election - Christina Greer.
The Making of the American Constitution - Judy Walton.
Why do Americans vote on Tuesdays?.
What causes an economic recession? - Richard Coffin.
Which voting system is the best? - Alex Gendler.
Prohibition: Banning alcohol was a bad idea... - Rod Phillips.
The rise of modern populism - Takis S. Pappas.
The problem with the U.S. bail system - Camilo Ramirez.
Who owns the "wilderness"? - Elyse Cox.
What few people know about the program that "saved" America - Meg Jacobs.
The dark history of the Chinese Exclusion Act - Robert Chang.
Why can’t governments print an unlimited amount of money? - Jonathan Smith.
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