Welcome

Course name

Faculty name

YOUR COURSE MATERIALS

Welch/Gruhl/Comer/Rigdon

Understanding American Government, 11e

You will…

— be tested— receive homework

assignments— have reading assignments

…from these materials

WHY DO I NEED THE BOOK?

— Nine in ten professors (90%) say that students would do better if they made greater user of the assigned textbook.

— Students’ pass rates, retention rates and grades improve when they employ supplemental materials in addition to their textbooks.

— In American Government, in particular, events change rapidly (such as when elections take place) that are critical to understanding how politics & government works. Only new books reflect these change in issues and events.

Zogby International, 2006

WHAT’S SO DIFFERENT ABOUT THE NEW EDITION?

— Thoroughly updated edition includes discussions of current events including Hurricane Katrina, developments in Iraq and the war on terror, and changes in the Supreme Court, as well as election results from November, 2006.

— A new Government Responsiveness feature ties the theme of the book together – how government responds to the minority in a representative democracy – in a clear and visible way.

— ThomsonNOW is an easy-to-use online resource that helps you study in less time to get the grade you want-NOW!

GET THE GRADE RESOURCES!

— Companion Website— ThomsonNOW— Readings in American

Government— Many other topical

readers on current events and issues

Iraq WarSupreme Court9/11Court

Decisions & Legislation

WHAT IS THOMSONNOW?

ThomsonNOW is an easy-to-use online resource that helps you study in less time to get the grade you want-NOW!

– Personalized Study Plan– Diagnostic Pre-tests & Post-tests– Interactive E-book– Simulations– Critical Thinking Exercises– Video Case Studies– MicroCase Exercises – data analysis

WILL THOMSONNOW HELP ME GET A BETTER GRADE?

87.3% of students agree using ThomsonNOW regularly helped them perform better on exams.

83.9% of students agree that Personalized Study was a valuable study tool.

95% of students responded that using ThomsonNOW on a regular basis helped them get a better grade

82.7% of students are likely to tell a friend about ThomsonNOW

YES!

PRE-TESTS & POST-TESTS

PERSONALIZED STUDY PLAN

E-BOOK

VIDEO CASE STUDY…QUIZ

CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

http://www.thomsonedu.com/support

FREE COMPANION WEBSITE!

Great for test prep!

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STUDENTS…PLEASE READ

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