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Chapter 2
The
Founding and the Constitution: Constructing a Government the
Constitutional Convention
You are a delegate to the American Constitutional Convention
of 1787, representing one of the original states. Your task
is to represent the interests of your state but ultimately
to end up with a constitution that can be ratified.
Chapter 3
Federalism: Who Does What? Using your Local, State and National Governments
You are a recent college graduate, moving to a large city
to begin your profession, but you’ve lost all your personal
documents enroute. Can you replace them before your first
day of work?
Chapter 4
Civil Rights: Should the Nazis be Allowed to March?
You are a city council member, with the deceptively simple
task of deciding whether to grant a parade permit for a group
hoping to march through the streets of your hometown.
Chapter 5
Congress: Competing Values in Congress
Reelection, Serving your Constituency, and Forming Public
Policy: You are a new member of Congress, hoping to win reelection,
serve your district well, and help create good public policy.
Each of these is a valuable goal, but what do you do when
these competing values come into conflict?
Chapter 6
The
Presidency: The President's Time and His Agenda
You are special assistant to the president. You are his “body”
aide, introducing people to him, helping extricate him from
long conversations, making sure that the president stays on
schedule, and helping ensure that he has all of the necessary
meetings to advance his goals at any political event.
Chapter 7
Bureaucracy:
Competing With Other Agencies
You are agency director of a significant executive agency.
You answer to the president of the United States and need
to carry out your agency’s mission, while competing
with other agencies for resources and space on the national
agenda.
Chapter 8
The
Federal Courts: Which Courts do What?
You are an intern at the Clerk of the Federal District Court’s
office. You will help steer court case files to the appropriate
court for docket scheduling.
Chapter 10
Political
Participation and Voting: Costs and Benefits of Mobilizing
Voters
You are your state’s election commissioner, charged
with increasing turnout in the next elections.
Chapter 11
Political
Parties: Recruiting Candidates
You are a candidate for a Congressional seat, challenging
an incumbent and attempting to wrest the seat away for your
party.
Chapter 12
Groups and Interests: Which Lobbying Techniques
will Work for You?
You are cast in the role of Legislative Affairs Director for
an interest group. You will be given some information about
your group, and your task is to maximize the chances that
your group’s objectives will be achieved in the U.S.
Congress this session.
Chapter 13
Media:
Integrity in Journalism vs. the Bottom Line
You are the editor-in-chief of a significant daily newspaper.
Your task will be to make decisions about the stories on your
front page, while answering to your readers and your publisher.
Chapter 14
Economic Policy: Trade-offs in Economic Development
You are a local planning commission member, and your task
is to contribute to the urban planning session regarding economic
development during tough economic times.
Chapter 15
Social Policy: The Politics of Helping the Poor
You are a new city council member in a moderate-sized city,
hoping to win reelection, serve your ward well, and make good
policy for the city.
Chapter 16
Foreign Policy: Choosing the Best Tools in a Crisis
You are the National Security Advisor to the President. The
setting is the situation briefing room of the West Wing of
the White House. There has been an international incident,
and you must help the president decide what actions to take
as the situation unfolds.
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