Chapter 4: We - the People

This chapter will examine the political system of the United States. The object is to give you a better basis for understanding America. A number of questions will be taken up:

• How is the American system of government built up and how does it work?
• How are American political parties organized and what do they stand for?
• How do interest groups and lobbyists affect the political process?
• How is a president elected?

Web resource

US Elections 2012 (BBC)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15949569

US Government

http://usinfo.org/enus/government/index.html

American government quiz

http://usinfo.org/enus/quizzes/government/quiz_q1.html

CNN: Politics

http://edition.cnn.com/POLITICS/index.html

The New York Times: Politics

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/index.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1213862909-lgUuq52kmS8l9C9WXGtoBQ

American politics (various topics)

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/american_politics.htm

The Constitution of the United States

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution.html

The Declaration of Independence, 1776

http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/1776-1800/independence/doi.htm

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