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MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
FRIDAY |
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-- Part I -- CONSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT:
Introductory materials & ungraded information literacy exam
Read ahead if possible.
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The U.S. Constitution
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
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Federalism
Patterson #3, Federalism [39]
Patterson: Constitutional Amendments #11-27, pp.
A16-A22 [7]
D&H #3, Federalism [14]
Slides & Handouts:
Federalism
Government Outlays
Government Employment
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-- Part II -- POLITICAL INPUTS:
Public Opinion
Patterson #6, Public Opinion [35]
D&H #4, Public Opinion [10]
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The Mass Media
Patterson #10, Media [36]
Interest Groups
Patterson #9, Interest Groups [37]
D&H #9, Interest Groups [14]
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Research Methods:
Finding
Topics & Locating Sources - Tonnie Flannery
[location TBA]
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Quiz #1: Constitutional Context [10%]
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Policy Paper Topic and
Working Bibliography Due by Noon Sunday
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MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
FRIDAY |
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9:00 a.m.
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Public Participation & Voting
Patterson #7, Participation & Voting [31]
D&H #5, Voting [16]
D&H #6, Political Spots [8]
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-- Part III -- CONGRESS, THE
PRESIDENT & POLICY OUTPUTS:
The Congress
Patterson #11, Congress [51]
Congressional
Maze
D&H #10a, Representation [18]
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Welfare & Education Policy
Patterson #16, Welfare & Education Policy
[34]
D&H #10b, Filibuster [11] |
The Presidency
Patterson #12, Presidency [45]
D&H #7, Presidential Elections [23]
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1:00 p.m.
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Video:
Classics of Political Television
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Research Methods: Improving Your
Sources - Tonnie Flannery
[location TBA]
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Quiz #2: Political Inputs [10%]
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Video: The Interest Groups & the Media
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Policy Recommendation & Outline of Contentions Due by Noon Sunday
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MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
FRIDAY |
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9:00 a.m.
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Economic & Environmental Policy
Patterson #15, Economic & Environmental Policy [49]
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Foreign Relations & National Defense
Patterson #17, Foreign & Defense Policy [39]
D&H #11, Presidency [16]
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The Federal Bureaucracy
Patterson #13, Federal Bureaucracy [41]
D&H #12, Bureaucracy [9]
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-- Part IV -- SUPREME COURT, LAW & JUSTICE:
The Supreme Court
Patterson #14, Judiciary [43]
D&H #13, Courts [29]
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NO CLASS
Policy Paper
Due @ Noon Today
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1:00 p.m.
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Video: The Presidency & Congress
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Quiz #3: Congress, the President &
Policy Outputs [10%]
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MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
FRIDAY |
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9:00 a.m.
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Civil Liberties
Patterson #4, Civil Liberties [45]
D&H #14, Civil Liberties [46]
Court History
Paths to Supreme
Court
Supreme
Court Ideological Balance
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Civil Rights
Patterson #5, Equal Rights [43]
D&H #16, Civil Rights [50]
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COURSE EVALUATIONS
How Democratic Are We?
D&H #1, Democracy [31]
Quiz #4: Supreme Court, Law & Justice [10%]
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HAVE A HAPPY
AND SAFE
BLOCK BREAK!
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1:00 p.m.
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Video: U.S. Supreme Court, 1789-1945
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Video: U.S. Supreme Court, 1945-2007
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NO CLASS
Policy
Paper Rewrite Due
@ 5 p.m.
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JANUARY 25, 2008
