California Government Course Platform

Created as a supplement to fulfill the state requirement to include California in the American Government course, the California Government curriculum interrogates the structure of the California Government, the role of direct democracy, campaigns, elections, and voter participation in California.

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1 Unit that features multimedia libraries, primary source collections, and test banks in varied assessment formats.

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4 chapter readings each accompanied by an audio recording to assist students with varied skill levels.

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3 primary source problems that include a brief background, and the source in the form of texts, letters, images, videos, data charts, and more.

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3 forms of assessment including written assessment, opinion and quiz polls, activity quizzes, as well as critical thinking and objectively-graded quizzes that accompany each learning activity.

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Easy Grader that digitally grades written assignments and tracks student progress in the multi-faceted Globalyceum gradebook.

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Embedded Resources and Activities that allow you to upload content from your desktop, create and employ discussion boards, build assessments from scratch, and select from our question banks.

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Kimberly Nalder, Sacramento State University. Author of the California Government curriculum at Globalyceum platform

Kimberly Nalder

Sacramento State University

Table of contents

Readings

  • The Structure of California Government
  • Direct Democracy and the Governability of California
  • Campaigns and Elections in California
  • California Voters: Knowledge, Misinformation, and Consequences

 

Activities

  • The Structure of California Government
  • Direct Democracy and the Governability of California
  • Campaigns and Elections in California
  • California Voters: Knowledge, Misinformation, and Consequences
  • The Structure of California Government 
  • Direct Democracy and the Governability of California  
  • Campaigns and Elections in California 
  • California Voters: Knowledge, Misinformation, and Consequences   
  • The Structure of California Government 
  • Direct Democracy and the Governability of California  
  • Campaigns and Elections in California 
  • California Voters: Knowledge, Misinformation, and Consequences