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New Second Edition Now Available!Growth of the American Republic: Fundamental Concepts in U.S. Government & Politics essentially 'catches up' our woefully history-clueless students on the basic principles of government and citizenship - in essence, giving them a framework of understanding the ideas and history that influenced the founding of the United States of America.Based on the authors 15 years of experience teaching at the community college level, the new second edition of Growth of the American Republic:Describes, in clear language, the founding ideas that made the American Republic unique. Is comprehensive! The package explains the key constitutional principles, shows how the three branches function, and illustrates how the political process works.Engages students! Short easy-to-understand sections, bolded key terms, photos, graphs, suggested classroom activities, and essay questions immerse students in the content and assess comprehension.Is unique! Landmark Supreme Court Cases and Controversial Social and Political Issues Chapters provide ideas for classroom debates or research papers.Is easy to adopt! Each Chapter includes a list of suggested classroom activities.Is politically balanced! The content fairly describes the conservative and liberal perspectives.Recommended Course Schedule 1. US Government Freshman College Course: I recommend that instructors complete Units 14 for a semester course. Individual topics in Unit 5 may be used for student projects. Also, instructors may wish to alternate each semester to make things more interesting for them: Units 14 one semester, and Units 1, 2, 3, and 5 the next.2. US Government College Course with State Government: Some colleges combine federal and state government topics in one course. For example, US and Texas Constitutions and US and Texas Governments. For this format, I would teach Units 1 and 2 for constitution, and Units 3, 4, and 5 for government, leaving the rest of the course to state topics.3. High School and AP: Instructors should cover Units 15 for the school year.4. Home School: Parent/instructors should teach the entire book. Note on Appendix: There are two very important Chapters in the Appendix: ""Controversial Social and Political Issues"" and ""Landmark Supreme Court Cases."" Both can be used as reference resources, but I recommend that the instructor assign them for students to get started on term papers or class debates.
