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