Below are listed the videos separated by unit and week. You should be keeping up with each set of videos in the week they are assigned. These video lectures will serve as a supplement to the readings and class discussions. If you are not caught up with the video lectures you will not be able to participate fully in class. It is your responsibility to watch each video and take notes by the due date indicated - you may be asked questions in class or on tests/quizzes that reference the video lectures.
Unit One Videos - Constitutional Underpinnings
Week One: due 1/9
Articles of Confederation - 15 minutes
Constitutional Convention - 15 minutes
Week Two: due 1/16
Federalism Explained - 27 minutes (note his mistake/correction in the notes section on the video)
Federalist papers overview - 5 minutes (watch before reading assignment)
Federalist 51 explained - 6 minutes (watch after reading federalist 51 to enhance understanding)
Articles of Confederation - 15 minutes
Constitutional Convention - 15 minutes
Week Two: due 1/16
Federalism Explained - 27 minutes (note his mistake/correction in the notes section on the video)
Federalist papers overview - 5 minutes (watch before reading assignment)
Federalist 51 explained - 6 minutes (watch after reading federalist 51 to enhance understanding)
Unit Two Videos - Media & Voting
Electoral College Review - 10 minutes (review electoral college)
Hyperplurarlism - 12 minutes (explanation of hyperpluralism in govt)
Elite Theory - 8 minutes (explanation of elite theory in government)
Government Ideology - 9 minutes
Political Parties explained - 5 minutes
Interest Groups explained - 5 minutes
Campaigns & Elections - 5 minutes
Hyperplurarlism - 12 minutes (explanation of hyperpluralism in govt)
Elite Theory - 8 minutes (explanation of elite theory in government)
Government Ideology - 9 minutes
Political Parties explained - 5 minutes
Interest Groups explained - 5 minutes
Campaigns & Elections - 5 minutes
Unit Three Videos - Congress
The Legislative Branch Explained - 20.5 minutes
The Elastic Clause Explained - 3 minutes
The Elastic Clause Explained - 3 minutes
Unit Four - The Executive Branch & Bureacracy
The Executive Branch explained - 15 minutes