Welcome
Welcome to the companion website for American Government: Political Development and Institutional Change, Eighth Edition, by Cal Jillson.
This website offers instructors and students helpful resources that build on the material in the book.
For instructors:
- Instructor’s Manual that covers the key issues in the book and provides a starting point to your class preparation. Included are sample answers to the Focus Questions; Chapter Outlines; Lecture Suggestions (from Institutional, Theory/Philosophical, or Behavioral approaches); Suggested Projects, Exercises, and Activities; and additional print and online Resources.
- PowerPoint Lecture Slides that provide the lecture outlines in presentation form, again with a variety of approaches to the material. Lecture slides also include the figures and tables from the textbook.
- Test Bank with multiple choice, true/false, short answer, and essay questions in a free program that allows you to administer the tests directly online through this site; upload to programs such as Blackboard, WebCT, Moodle, and SCORM2004; or download to Word files. These tests are fully customizable—add, edit, or omit questions as needed for your course.
For students:
- Chapter Summaries that cover the key points in the book.
- Flash Cards that include key terms covered in the book.
- Practice Quizzes to self-test and study for exams.
- Critical Thinking and Learning Activities that provide opportunities to research and write on themes raised in the text.
- Links to Further Resources, including audio and video.
