We the People
An Introduction to American Politics
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Coursepacks
Available at no cost to professors or students, Norton coursepacks bring high-quality Norton digital media into a new or existing online course. Content includes chapter-based assignments, test banks and quizzes, interactive learning tools, and all content from the StudySpace website. The coursepack for We the People includes Critical Thinking Questions, pulled from the book, which can be used as discussion topics in online course forums, and What Government Does Exercises, which ask students to explore websites and connect what they find to core concepts from the text.
First Day of Class PowerPoint
Eric Foner on the Constitution
Professor Eric Foner, author of Give Me Liberty, provides some thoughts on the importance of the United States Constitution. Professor Foner reflects on the Constitution's role in American history and in the modern era, and its value as a living document open to interpretation.
Instructor's Manual
Wendy Watson
(Author, Southern Methodist University), Krista Jenkins
(Author, Fairleigh Dickinson University)
New to this edition are Media Integration Grids—a chapter by chapter breakdown of the supplementary materials available to instructors and students. more
Lecture Slides
Lecture slides (with Clicker Questions) are available for classroom use.
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| Lecture Slides, PPT, Integrated lecture, photo, figure, and Who Are Americans? | Chapters 1, 3, 6, 12
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| Lecture Slides, PPT, Who Are Americans? | Chapters 1, 3, 6, 12
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Art Slides
Images and figures from the text are available for classroom use.
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| Art Slides, PowerPoint | Chapters 1, 3, 6, 12, PPT
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| Art Slides, JPEG | Chapters 1, 3, 6, 12, JPG
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Test Bank
Douglas Dow
(Author, University of Texas, Dallas), Jeremy Duff
(Author, Midwestern State University), Kevin Wallsten
(Author, Cal State Long Beach)
Revised and updated with new multiple choice, true/false, and essay questions, the 8e test bank includes over 2,000 questions in all. Questions are categorized by question type and difficulty and have concept labels based on the concept map at the beginning of every chapter according to the new assessment guidelines. more
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| Test Bank, EXAMVIEW® 6.2 BNK Data Banks Only
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Norton Gradebook
With the free, easy-to-use Norton gradebook, instructors can easily access StudySpace student quiz results and avoid email inbox clutter. No course setup required. Take a tour of the gradebook here.
Norton American Politics Instructor Video Clip DVD
W. W. Norton
(Author)
The Norton American Politics Instructor Video Clip DVD includes more than one hundred video clips from classic and contemporary sources, including recent election advertisements from candidates and political action committees, clips from documentaries, and historical footage. more
Instructor's Resource Disc