Department of Political Science and Geography
Module 1: American Political Culture and Systems
Active Learning Organizer
Instructions
Use this active learning organizer document to take notes for this module. Each resource in this module is designed to support your learning of one or more of the module’s learning objectives. Refer to the module overview and write down the learning outcomes below. Keep these objectives in mind as you engage with the module activities and assignments to help you focus on what is most important. Chapter Reading: Chapter 1: American Political Culture
“We the People,” Ginsberg, Lowi, wt. al. 13
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edition, Full version WW Norton. ISBN: 978-0-393-53879-3.
Learning Outcomes
Do the learning outcomes resonate with you? In your own words, how would you re-phrase the
learning outcomes and answer them?
1.
Explain what government is and its importance.
2.
Analyze what type of government the United States has.
3.
Identify what other types of government systems are there.
4.
Explain what a democracy is and how it works.
5.
Describe what American political culture is rooted in.
6.
Analyze what liberty and equality mean within a democracy like the United States.
Your Notes:
Reflections:
What are some of the elements that stood out to you in the “Who Are Americans and Who Participates” infographic?
Your Notes:
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