1. A) Using Section 1 of American Government 3E, explain the relationship between citizen engagement and healthy democracy. B) How does this relationship relate to the issues of engagement in the elitism/pluralism debate? C) Which theory is healthier for a democracy? Pick three quotes from the text and cite the specific subsection it was found to structure your response.
2. A) Using Chapters 1 & 10 of American Government 3E, explain the role of interest groups in civic engagement and solving collective action problems. B) How everyday people can use groups to get involved in politics (not corporations for example). C) What are some barriers to political participation? D) Connect these conversations with the theory of how external events trigger mass participation. Pick three quotes from the text and cite the specific subsection it was found to structure your response.
3. A) Using Section 2 of American Government 3E, explain the failures of the Articles of Confederation, and B) why the founding fathers created the new constitution in the way that they did. Focus on the big themes of the new government. Pick three quotes from the text and cite the specific subsection it was found to structure your response.
4. A) Using Section 3 of American Government 3E, explain how the roots of federalism came from the fears of the founding fathers. B) Name at least one of the early Supreme Court cases that formalized the boundaries of state and national power. C) Explain the dynamics of American federalism and extant models. D) What are the benefits and drawbacks of federalism? Pick three quotes from the text and cite the specific subsection it was found to structure your response.
