Documents These primary sources include Supreme Court cases, political speeches, and excerpts from The Federalist papers. The documents can be copied and given to students either for homework assignments or for advance preparation for class. When you log on to this page, you will find a bulletin board where instructors can exchange ideas, activities, and syllabi with the authors and other instructors. The page is updated weekly by the authors to offer suggestions for incorporating current debates into your classroom. An Internet activities and exercise section offers a series of Internet activities that give your students practice in finding the electronic information they need to do further research.
Exercises correspond to the chapters of the book so that they can easily be worked into any lecture.
The St. Martin's Political Science Links page gives professors and students over 1,000 linked references to topics in every chapter. Students can also access current results from The St. Martin's Student Survey of Political Attitudes . It also provides novice instructors with ways to incorporate the Internet in the classroom. By using the guide in conjunction with The Politics of American Government's Web page, instructors can offer a whole new dimension for classroom activities and exercise. The St. Martin's Student Survey of Political Attitudes Developed by Clyde Wilcox of Georgetown University, this survey is designed for use in American government classes.