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MindTap for Janda/Berry/Goldman/Schildkraut/Manna's THE CHALLENGE OF DEMOCRACY: AMERICAN GOVERNMENT IN GLOBAL POLITICS, 16th Edition, is the digital learning solution that powers students from memorization to mastery. It gives you complete control of your course to provide engaging content, challenge every individual and build their confidence. Empower students to accelerate their progress with MindTap. MindTap: Powered by You.
MindTap helps your students see why these topics matter to them and develop their critical thinking and application skills. Why Does This Topic Matter to Me? activities at the beginning of each chapter helps students see the connection between the upcoming chapter and their daily lives while the Case Studies and Reconsider the Issue activities require students to think critically about analyzing issues, data and more to answer a series of auto-graded questions.
MindTap gives you complete ownership of your content and learning experience. Customize the interactive syllabi, emphasize the most important topics and add your own material or notes in the eBook.
- MindTap is an outcome-driven application that propels students from memorization to mastery. It’s the only platform that gives you complete ownership of your course. With it, you can challenge every student, build their confidence and empower them to be unstoppable.
- ACCESS EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN ONE PLACE. Cut down on prep with preloaded, organized course materials in MindTap. Teach more efficiently with interactive multimedia, assignments, quizzes and more. Give your students the power to read, listen and study on their phones so they can learn on their terms.
- 12 distinct metrics give you actionable insights into student engagement. Identify topics troubling your entire class and instantly communicate with struggling students. Students can track their scores to stay motivated toward their goals. Together, you can accelerate progress.
- YOUR COURSE. YOUR CONTENT. Only MindTap gives you complete control over your course. You have the flexibility to reorder textbook chapters, add your own notes and embed a variety of content, including OER. Personalize course content to your students’ needs. They can even read your notes, add their own and highlight key text to aid their progress.
- A DEDICATED TEAM, WHENEVER YOU NEED THEM. MindTap isn’t just a tool, it’s backed by a personalized team eager to support you. Get help setting up your course and tailoring it to your specific objectives. You’ll be ready to make an impact from day one. And, we’ll be right here to help you and your students throughout the semester and beyond.
- DEVELOP CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS Case Study and Reconsider the Issue activities in MindTap help students develop and hone their critical thinking skills by asking them to analyze and think critically about data, Supreme Court cases and more to answer a series of auto-graded questions.
- CONNCECT CONNENT TO YOUR STUDENT'S LIVES Why Does This Topic Matter to Me? activities help connect topics that will be covered in the upcoming chapter to your student's lives, so they can better understand how what they are learning about impacts their life.
1. Freedom, Order, or Equality?
2. Majoritarian or Pluralist Democracy?
Part II: FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT.
3. The Constitution.
4. Federalism.
Part III: LINKING PEOPLE WITH GOVERNMENT.
5. Public Opinion and Political Socialization.
6. The Media.
7. Participation and Voting.
8. Political Parties.
9. Nominations, Elections, and Campaigns.
10. Interest Groups.
Part IV: INSTITUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT.
11. Congress.
12. The Presidency.
13. The Bureaucracy.
14. The Courts.
Part V: CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS.
15. Order and Civil Liberties.
16. Equality and Civil Rights.
Part VI: MAKING PUBLIC POLICY.
17. Economic Policy.
18. Policymaking and Domestic Policy.