{"product_id":"comparative-government-foundations-mid-week-concept-check","title":"Comparative Government Foundations: Mid-Week Concept Check","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-end=\"509\" data-start=\"366\"\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"426\" data-start=\"366\"\u003eA formative retrieval tool aligned to Week 1 readings from\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong data-end=\"455\" data-start=\"427\"\u003eClark, Golder \u0026amp; Golder’s\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-end=\"509\" data-start=\"456\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1608716791?psc=1\u0026amp;smid=A27EK23NIPUXRO\u0026amp;ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePrinciples of Comparative Politics\u003c\/a\u003e (Second Edition).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"509\" data-start=\"366\"\u003eUse this resource to:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"509\" data-start=\"366\"\u003eCheck student understanding of foundational comparative politics concepts mid-week\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"509\" data-start=\"366\"\u003eSupport formative assessment without turning reading checks into quizzes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"509\" data-start=\"366\"\u003eReinforce key ideas from Clark, Golder \u0026amp; 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