| Description |
4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 245 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.). |
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DVD video |
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Lectures lcgft |
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The Great courses. History. American history |
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Great courses (DVD). Modern history.
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| Note |
"Course No : 50030 |
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Twenty-four 30-minute lectures on 4 discs. |
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Course guide book including lecture outlines and notes, a time line, glossary, biographical notes and bibliography (pages 232-245). |
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"Course No. 50030." |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
Closed captions. |
| Performer |
Lecturer: Professor Jennifer Nicoll Victor, Schar School of Policy and government, George Mason University. |
| Contents |
Disc 1: Why have government? -- The framework of US federalism -- Civil liberties: freedoms from government -- Civil rights: fairness under government -- How a bill becomes a law -- Why Congress is such a puzzle -- Disc 2: How Congressional elections work -- The powers of presidency -- How presidential elections work -- A road map of the federal bureaucracy -- How the judicial branch works -- Where the Supreme Court meets politics -- Disc 3: The challenges of polling public opinion -- How political parties organize democracy -- How Americans became so polarized -- The fundamentals of elections and voting -- How does American democracy work? -- The ins and outs of campaign finance -- Disc 4: The pros and cons of organized interests -- Politics and the media -- How government affects the economy -- How the US social safety net works -- The major shifts in AMerican foreign policy -- The changing state of American democracy. |
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United States -- Politics and government -- Videodiscs.
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Constitutional history -- United States -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Educational films.
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Lectures.
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Documentary films.
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Videorecordings for the hearing impaired.
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Nonfiction films.
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DVD-video discs.
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| Added Author |
Victor, Jennifer Nicoll, teacher.
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Teaching Company, production company, publisher.
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| Added Title |
Understanding the United States government |
| ISBN |
9781629979700 |
| Music No. |
50030 The Great Courses |
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