CHAPTER 3 - The Constitution & CHAPTER 4 - Federalism
These chapters will be a great review for those who have had previous classes in the history of our country. Pay attention because so many people in our country have forgotten the basic foundation of our government and it is important that we understand this so we can all be responsible and knowledgeable voters.
I hope that you are beginning to feel comfortable with the format of the class now that we are into the second week. Please let me know if there is anything that is still unclear to you at this point.
Obviously, this is an online class and everything you need for it is contained here in our class site and your textbook. However, the textbook publishers do have a website that you may access if you are interested:
- This link takes you to the Student side of USpolitics.org, where they list over 300 Internet links organized by chapters. Excepting for links to television networks, newspapers, and 2012 presidential candidates, all links are annotated, showing source and content. The number of links range from 4 to 51, and average about 15 per chapters. They are organized within topic areas for chapters with numerous links. All links were working when they were created on September 9, 2011.
- Unfortunately, our textbook does not adequately cover the Constitutional foundation of the separation of church and state. There is much division about religion in the USA since the rise of the religious-right. I post the meme below as a reminder that we all have a RIGHT to our own opinion about anything in this country . . . but that means we must respect the rights of others. In this class we all agree to disagree in a friendly and civil discussion where we listen as much as we speak.
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