American Government is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the single-semester American government course. This title includes innovative features designed to enhance student learning, including Insider Perspective features and a Get Connected Module that shows students how they can get engaged in the political process. The book provides an important opportunity for students to learn the core concepts of American government and understand how those concepts apply to their lives and the world around them. American Government includes updated information on the 2016 presidential election.Senior Contributing AuthorsGlen Krutz (Content Lead), University of OklahomaSylvie Waskiewicz, PhD (Lead Editor)

By Beth Chance and Allan Rossman,California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.As our society increasingly calls for evidence-based decision making, it is important to consider how and when we can draw valid inferences from data. This module will use four recent research studies to highlight key elements of a statistical investigation. Chance, B. & Rossman, A. (2021). Statistical thinking. In R. Biswas-Diener & E. Diener (Eds), Noba textbook series: Psychology. Champaign, IL: DEF publishers.

This 15-minute video lesson looks at the margin of error--finding the 95% confidence interval for the proportion of a population voting for a candidate .[Statistics playlist: Lesson 43 of 85]

This 10-minute video lesson continues the discussion of margin of error--finding the 95% confidence interval for the proportion of a population voting for a candidate. [Statistics playlist: Lesson 44 of 85]