Unit One The Face of the People 1 Chapter 1 The Population 2 Notetaking Preparation: Number Notation Rhetorical Cues Chapter 2 Immigration: Past and Present 10 Notetaking Preparation: Dates: Teens and Tens Language Conventions: Countries and Nationalities Chapter 3 Americans at Work 20 Notetaking Preparation: Abbreviations Rhetorical Cues UNIT ONE Quiz Preparation 28 Unit Two The American Character 33 Chapter 4 Family in the United States 34 N.otetaking Preparation: Key Words: Content Words Rhetorical Cues Chapter 5 Religion 44 Notetaking Preparation: Commonly Used Symbols and Abbreviations Rhetorical Cues Chapter 6 Passages: Birth, Marriage, and Death 54 Notetaking Preparation: Key Words: Listening Adverbs as Content Words UNIT TWO Quiz Preparation 63 Unit Three American Trademarks 67 Chapter 7 Multiculturalism 68 Notetaking Preparation: Key Words: Listening Rhetorical Cues: Transition Words Chapter 8 Crime and Violence in the United States 78 Notetaking Preparation: Structuring Rhetorical Cues UNIT THREE Quiz Preparation 87 Unit Four Education 89 Chapter 9 Public Education: Philosophy and Funding 90 Notetaking Preparation: Structuring: Outlining Rhetorical Cues Chapter 10 Postsecondary Education: Admissions 100 Notetaking Preparation: Structuring: Listening Acronyms Chapter 11 Distance Education 109 Notetaking Preparation: Deciphering Notes Rhetorical Cues UNIT FOUR Quiz Preparation 118 unit Five The Official Side 121 Chapter 12 The Role of Government in the Economy 122 Notetaking Preparation: Prelecture Reading Rhetorical Cues Chapter 13 Government by Constitution: Separation of Powers/ Checks and Balances 133 Notetaking Preparation: Prelecture Reading Practicing the Language of Political Science Chapter 14 Common Law and the Jury System 143 Notetaking Preparation: Prelecture Reading Courtroom Language UNIT FIVE Quiz Preparation 154 Glossary: 157