(1 Week, Chap. 1)

a)    Government and the State 
b)    Forms of Government
c)    Basic Concepts of Democracy

(2 Weeks, Chap. 2)

a)    Our Political Beginnings
b)    The Coming of Independence
c)    The Critical Period

d)    Creating the Constitution
e)    Ratifying the Constitution

(1.5 Weeks, Chap. 3)

a)    The Six Basic Principles
b)    Formal Amendment
c)    Informal Amendment

(1.5 Weeks, Chap. 4)

a)    Federalism: The Division of Power
b)    The National Government and the

(1.5 Weeks, Chap. 5)

a)    Parties and What They Do
b)    The Two-Party System
c)    The Two-Party System in
d)    The Minor Parties
e)    Party Organization

(1.5 Weeks, Chap. 6)

a)    The Right to Vote
b)    Voter Qualifications
c)    Suffrage and Civil Rights
d)    Voter Behavior

(1.5 Weeks, Chap. 10)

a)    The National Legislature
b)    The House of Representatives
c)    The Senate
d)    The Members of Congress

(1.5 Weeks, Chap. 12)

a)    Congress Organizes
b)    Committees in Congress
c)    How a Bill Becomes a Law:
d)    The Bill in the Senate

(1.5 Weeks, Chap. 13)

a)    The President’s Job Description
b)    Presidential Succession and the Vice Presidency
c)    Presidential Selection: The Framer’s Plan
d)    Presidential Nominations
e)    The Election

(1.5 Weeks, Chap. 18)

a)    The National Judiciary
b)    The Inferior Courts
c)    The Supreme Court
d)    The Special Courts