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Date
Topic
Reading
Other
August 26th
Welcome!
Politics and Perspectives
August 28th
September 2nd
Three Theories
D & Z 1
September 4th
3 Great Questions
September 9th
Constitutional Roots
D & Z 2
Be sure to read Schuman
September 11th
Constitutional Structure
D & Z 14
Do Ex 1 in MicroCase
September 16th
Ratification
Do Ex 2 in MicroCase
September 18th
Elite and Mass Value Development
D & Z 3
September 23rd
The Contemporary Elite
D & Z 4
September 25th
Exam One
study guide
September 30th
Articulating Interests
Political Socialization
D & Z 5
Exs 3,4,5 in MicroCase
October 2nd
Ideology in America
October 7th
The Mass Media
D & Z 6
Turned Off by Triviality
October 9th
Summarizing Public Opinion
Exs 6, 7, 8 in MicroCase
October 14, 16th
Political Parties
D & Z 7
Ex 9 in MicroCase
October 21st, 23rd
Elections
D & Z 8
Ex10 in MicroCase
October 28th
Campaigns
October 30th
Exam 2
November 4th
Interest Groups
D & Z 9
Ex 11 in MicroCase
November 6th, 11th
Congress
D & Z 12
Ex 12 in MicroCase
November 13th
Presidency
Presidency II
D & Z 10 ans
November 18th
Presidency III
Presidency IV
Ex 13 in MicroCase
November 20th
Bureaucracy
November 25th
No class click here
D & Z 11
Ex 14 in MicroCase
December 2nd
Congress vs. Presidency
Courts
D & Z 13
Ex 15 in MicroCase
December 4th
Exam 3
December 9th
Public Policy
Conclusions
D & Z 16
D & Z Epilogue
9 o’clock class: Tuesday
December 16th 2-3:50
12 o’clock class: Friday, December 12th 12-1:50
Final Exam