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Look into your English books ... there are good texts and info boxes covering these topics.
1. The US Constitution
- Making of the Constitution Bill of Rights
- Branches of government / Division of Power
- Checks and balances (examples, e.g. who can stop a president ….., how are laws made)
- Federalism (Rights of the States)
2. Presidential Elections
- Constitution on elections ….
- Starting/Financing a campaign – How to be elected
- Steps to become the candidate of the Democrats or Republicans
- Unjust electoral System (esp. 2001 election)
3. Citizens’ Initatives, PACs, Lobbying
- Influence of citizens/industry/ ??? on lawmakers, different approaches
- Role in political system
- Examples general (e.g. NRA, Suffrage, ….) and in upcoming presidential elections