A good student council operates as a link between administrators and students and unites diverse student groups. Forty-eight...
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Political Communication & Mass Communication with Steven H. Chaffee: Steven H. Chaffee, communication scholar, theorist,...
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The DVD Super Pack contains American Government Modules 1 through 10. Save $45 by purchasing this set!
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The Standard Deviants explore the judicial branch of the American government. Find out how the American justice system is...
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Witness the origins of democracy in government and the birth of a new nation. See how our government was influenced by...
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The Standard Deviants check out that important piece of parchment we call the Constitution. You'll see all the...
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The Standard Deviants investigate a famous bill. It's not your electric bill, your phone bill, or your brother Bill, it's...
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The Standard Deviants give an overview of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the federal government....
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It's time to meet Congress. The Standard Deviants break down the rules and regulations for getting into Congress and then...
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The Standard Deviants examine the head honcho, the big cheese, the top dog--POTUS: The President of the United States. Learn...
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The Standard Deviants explore what keeps the wheels of government turning: the bureaucracy. Cast away your pre-conceptions,...
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Who says Civics has to be as dry as the Congressional Record? Now you can explain the three branches of government, the...
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Topics Include: Judicial origins, the three branches of the Judicial System, the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review,...
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Topics Include: The origins of the American government, types of government, characteristics of the American government,...
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Topics include:The basic principles of the Constitution, the Articles of Confederation, the drive for ratification.
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Topics Include: Civil rights in America, slavery & abolition, the Civil War amendments, women & civil rights, and civil...
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Topics Include: What are civil liberties?, the Bill of Rights, the Due Process Clause & the Incorporation Doctrine, First...
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Topics Include: Origins of the three branches, the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, Judicial System, and checks &...
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Topics Include: The roots & structure of Congress, the roots of the Legislative Branch, congressional powers, representing...
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Topics Include: The making of the President, the appointment power, the power to convene Congress, the power to make...
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Politics is the process and method of making decisions for groups. Although it is generally applied to governments, politics is also observed in all human group interactions including corporate, academic, and religious institutions.
Political science is the study of political behavior and examines the acquisition and application of power, i.e. the ability to impose one's will on another. One theorist, Harold Lasswell, has defined politics as "who gets what, when, and how." Another definition of 'politics' is: "how power is
distributed within a group or system".
The word "Politics" is derived from the Greek word for city-state, "Polis". Corporate, religious, academic and every other polity, especially those constrained by limited resources, contain dominance hierarchy and therefore politics. Politics is most often studied in relation to the
administration of governments.
The oldest form of government was tribal organization. Rule by elders was supplanted by monarchy, and a system of Feudalism as an arrangement where a single family dominated the political affairs of a community. Monarchies have existed in one form or another for the past 5000 years of human
history.
