This unit examines the significance of political parties in American politics, highlighting their functions, differences, and influence on the public for political decision making. Offers video, readings, web resources, and activities.

Analyze primary sources in the media gallery and create an illustrated poem to learn how and why Chinese Americans were seen as threats to American society during the 1800s. This Anti-Chinese movement was one of the earlier incidents of...

Tom Richey presents information on the political process and elections in the U.S. with specifics about how special interest groups and the media influence the political process.

This curriculum guide broadly examines the relationships between the media and the military during wartime.

Transcript of Terrance Smith examining the influence of the political processes by the Sunday morning political talk shows.

This unit probes into the role political interest groups plays in both complicating and influencing public policy making in America. Offers video, readings, web resources, and activities.

Although Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy weren't the first presidential candidates to use the media to reach the public, their debates showed most clearly how television could influence the voting public.

This online book presents an overview of American literature chronologically. Eras and movements are explained and biographies of significant authors are provided. This is a good way to understand the background and influences of...

A scholarly examination of what the term 'evangelical' means in historical and in contemporary times. The article goes on to discuss different ways evangelicalism can manifest itself, how many evangelicals there might be in American...