From Professors

It's customizable and the company is approachable. And Americans Governing is flexible. — Cindy Unmack, American River College

[Americans Governing] connects politics to students' lives. They don't know why they need to study it; then they see, “oh, this video has a political message!” So it helps them realize politics are connected to their everyday lives. — Kristy Michaud, California State University, Northridge

I like that you trust [professors] to know what we want in our classes. The other companies think they know better than I do what I want to teach. — Geoff Peterson, University of Wisconson, Eau-Claire

It takes a lot of creativity and work to select the links, write the context, craft the questions. Is it worth $25 to students? Yes, for the very best of web links, with original content that is timely, relevant, and fun. And it makes things so much easier for me. — Jocelyn Evans, University of West Florida

This is an excellent resource! — Witt Salley. Director of Online Teaching and Learning, Ozarks Technical Community College

I am so grateful for your outstanding corporation — Lawrence Kiratu

The work you do is exceptional ... it makes me a better instructor and even more passionate about what I do. Thanks again! — Tim Faltyn, Oklahoma State University

The video, audio, and interactive content is the real added advantage to this product. The site worked great and I did not get a single complaint from a student (a rare feat!).... The feedback I did get was uniformly positive. — Brian J. Dille, Mesa Community College

These types of reinforcing exercises make a big difference in the student’s understanding of the material.... This made a big difference for many students. Several indicated how much they appreciated the opportunity to earn the extra points AND found the assignments interesting and helpful in understanding how the government works....They had heard of Watergate and about the Kennedy Assassination, but these things happened before most of them were born. The opportunity to listen to actual conversations and what people were thinking lends a lot to the understanding of the environment and mood at the time. — Brevard County Community College

The discussion on federalism was enhanced through student awareness of the US v. Lopez case.... The in-depth analysis of a case related to federalism seemed to help further their understanding of how this aspect of democracy is relevant today. — Krista Jenkins, Fairleigh Dickinson University

[My students] were better prepared to discuss the content and relevance of the chapters after viewing the clips and answering the follow up questions. — Brenda Riddick, California State University - Dominguez Hills

I loved these assignments for their variety.... These topics are adequately covered and very creative. I’m really looking forward to using the simulation on elections. — Herb Gwaltney, Highland Community College

I thought it was very user friendly.... The feature I really like about your product is that these assignments force the students to read and pay attention to the readings. I also liked the news feed on the right-hand side of the screen. This may make them more curious about the news and relate it to course concepts.... I think the beauty of this product is that the professor can adapt it quite easily to their own course. It is very versatile. — Neil Strine, Bloomsberg University

I liked that I could add links, and questions (the edit feature is VERY easy!) to customize to my lecture, videos, and our region/state. I also like that you organized the chapters to match the content of my text. — Elizabeth Williams, Santa Fe Community College

From Students

The Exit Polling assignment was one of my favorites because I got to see what a real polling looks like and what steps and procedures need to be done prior to the polling. It was also one of my favorites because it was a real life video of college students just like me, students interesting in the politics of this country.

It is an awesome interactive learning aid. I like it much better and get much more out of it than a textbook.

I would recommend it to other professors. It makes assignments more interesting.

It is an excellent tool. Between the web exercises and the text assignments, there is a vast amount of valuable educational information that is easy to understand.

It was a nice addition to the textbook and class discussions, particularly the multi-media aspect.

It brought awareness to many areas I had not heard about. The site went well with the courses in the book, and it brought more clarity to the subject that was being discussed.

I found many of the stories enlightening and that I was glad to have used this so I could hear many of the stories that otherwise I never would have probably heard. This program was also a great break from just reading the textbook.

It allowed me to think outside the box and learn more about government than what's only in the textbook.