FEBRUARY 25, 2003
Politics
262. American Politics
February 2003
Course
Calendar & Assignments
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WEEK #1 ------------------------------------------------
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9:00
a.m.
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Part
I -- CONSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT:
Introductory materials, no assigned reading. |
Patterson: Declaration of Independence [4] Patterson #1,2 American Heritage [30] Patterson: Constitution & Amendments #1-10 [12] Patterson #2, Constitutional Democracy [36] |
D&H #2, Constitution [12] Patterson #3, Federalism [34] D&H #3, Federalism [8] Slides & Handouts:
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Part II -- POLITICAL INPUTS: Patterson #6, Public Opinion [33] Patterson #10, Media [29] D&H #4, Public Opinion [10] Quiz #1: Constitutional Context [5%]
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Patterson
#9, Interest Groups
[34]
D&H #9, PACs [18] |
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1:00 p.m.
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Gump
#1, Constitutional Representation [28]1
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Gump
#2, Federalism [16]
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Research
Methods #1: Locating
Scholarship [Cole 127] |
Research
Methods #2: Evaluating
Web Resources [Cole 127] |
Gump
#3, "Poletown" [30] Assignments Policy Paper Topic and Working Bibliography Due by Noon Sunday |
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WEEK #2 ------------------------------------------------
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| §§§ | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Patterson #7, Voting- Participation [32] D&H #5, Voting [12] D&H #6, Political Spots [12]
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Patterson #8, Parties [39] D&H #8, Third Parties [12] D&H #7a, Campaign Finance [7]
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Part III -- CONGRESS, THE PRESIDENT & POLICY OUTPUTS: Patterson #11, Congress [43] D&H #10a, Representation [12] |
Patterson #16, Welfare & Education Policy [34] Convocation: "Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights"; 11:10 a.m. in Hedges. |
Patterson #12, President [43] D&H #7b, Electoral College [13]
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| 1:00 p.m. |
Video: Classics of Political Television |
NO CLASS |
Quiz
#2: Political Inputs [10%]
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Video:
Lobbies & the Media
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Video: The Presidency & Congress Policy Recommendation & List of Major Contentions Due by Noon Sunday |
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| §§§ | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Patterson
#15, Economic &
Envoronmental Policy [37]
D&H #12, Divided Government [14] |
Patterson #17, Foreign & Defense Policy [37] D&H #11, Imperial Presidency [16] |
Patterson #13, Bureaucracy [37] D&H #13, Reinventing Government [20] |
Part IV -- SUPREME COURT, CIVIL RIGHTS & CIVIL LIBERTIES: Patterson #14, Judiciary [37] D&H #14a, Constitutional Interpretation [13] |
NO CLASS Policy Paper Due @ Noon |
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Video:
Inside the Marble Temple
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Quiz #3: Congress, the President & Policy Outputs [15%] |
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| §§§ | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Patterson #4, Civil Liberties [36] D&H #14b, Crime [15] D&H #15a, Free Speech & Student Fees [10] D&H #15b, Pornography [12] |
Patterson #5, Equal Rights [39] D&H #16a, Affirmative Action [19] D&H #16b, Abortion [26] |
D&H #1, Democracy [43] Quiz #4: Supreme Court, Civil Rights & Civil Liberties [10%] Policy
Paper Rewrite Due
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HAVE A HAPPYAND SAFE BLOCK BREAK! |
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| 1:00 p.m. |
Video:
Gideon's Trumpet
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NO
CLASS
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Notes:
- Numbers in square brackets indicate approximate page lengths of assignments.
- When a particular chapter is assigned in Patterson, associated text boxes and readings are included in the assignment.
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The following Supplements to this Course Description can be found on the Web: |
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