Politics 262 Assignments -- November 2007

262. American Politics -- November 2007
Course Calendar & Assignments
NOVEMBER 13, 2007
NOTE: Each chapter in Patterson ends with a brief reading on pages that are separately numbered.
When a chapter is assigned, the corresponding reading is part of the assignment.

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9:00 a.m.	Introductory materials & ungraded information literacy exam Read ahead if possible.	Patterson: Declaration of Independence, pp. A1-A4 [4] Patterson: Constitution & Amendments #1-10, pp. A5-A16 [14] Patterson #2, Constitutional Democracy [39] Federalist #51 D&H #2, Constitution [12] Slides & Handouts: Madisonian Model Const. Principles Const. Outcomes	Patterson #3, Federalism [39] Patterson: Constitutional Amendments #11-27, pp. A16-A22 [7] D&H #3, Federalism [14] Slides & Handouts: Federalism Government Outlays	-- Part II -- POLITICAL INPUTS: Patterson #6, Public Opinion [35] D&H #4, Public Opinion [10]	Patterson #10, Media [36] Patterson #9, Interest Groups [37] D&H #9, Interest Groups [14]
1:00 p.m.	-- Part I -- CONSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT: Patterson #1 American Political Culture [37] Slides & Handouts: American Political System		Research Methods: [note: 2:00 p.m.] Finding Topics & Locating Sources [Cole 127]	Quiz #1: Constitutional Context [10%]	*Policy Paper Topic and Working Bibliography Due by Noon Sunday*
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9:00 a.m.	Patterson #7, Participation & Voting [31] D&H #5, Voting [16] D&H #6, Political Spots [8]	Patterson #8, Parties etc. [45] D&H #8, Parties [12] Campaigns & Elections	Renowned political historian Kevin Phillips in class to talk about parties, campaigns, elections and governance -- Part III -- CONGRESS, THE PRESIDENT & POLICY OUTPUTS: Patterson #11, Congress [51] Congressional Maze D&H #10a, Representation [18] 11:10 public lecture by Kevin Phillips in Kimmel Theater based on his most recent book: American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21stCentury	Patterson #16, Welfare & Education Policy [34] D&H #10b, Filibuster [11]	Patterson #12, Presidency [45] D&H #7, Presidential Elections [23] Congress PPT
1:00 p.m.	Video: Classics of Political Television	Research Methods: Improving Your Sources [TBA]	Video: The Interest Groups & the Media	Quiz #2: Political Inputs [10%]	Policy Recommendation & Outline of Contentions Due by Noon Sunday
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9:00 a.m.	Patterson #15, Economic & Environmental Policy [49] Foreign Policy Powers in the Constitution	Patterson #17, Foreign & Defense Policy [39] D&H #11, Presidency [16] For your review: policy paper PPT	Patterson #13, Federal Bureaucracy [41] D&H #12, Bureaucracy [9]	-- Part IV -- SUPREME COURT, CIVIL RIGHTS & CIVIL LIBERTIES: Patterson #14, Judiciary [43] D&H #13, Courts [29]	NO CLASS Policy Paper Due @ Noon Today
1:00 p.m.	Video: The Presidency & Congress			Quiz #3: Congress, the President & Policy Outputs [10%]	NO CLASS Policy Paper Due @ Noon Today
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9:00 a.m.	Patterson #4, Civil Liberties [45] D&H #14, Civil Liberties [46] Court History Paths to Supreme Court Supreme Court Ideological Balance	Patterson #5, Equal Rights [43] D&H #16, Civil Rights [50]	COURSE EVALUATIONS D&H #1, Democracy [31] Quiz #4: Supreme Court, Civil Rights & Civil Liberties [10%]	HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE BLOCK BREAK!
1:00 p.m.	Video: U.S. Supreme Court, 1789-1945	Video: U.S. Supreme Court, 1945-2007	NO CLASS Policy Paper Rewrite Due @ 5 p.m.	HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE BLOCK BREAK!

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