Syllabus for PSCI 1101:
A Weekly Course Outline and Reading List.
Week
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Week 1 - Democracy and American Government
Barbour & Wright, Chapter 1
CLICK HERE: Keeping the Republic. (Edition 4E) -- Chapter 1
Recitation Materials:
Paul Light (Brookings Institution): Government's Greatest Achievements (PDF)
Paul Light (Brookings Institution): Government's Highest Priorities (PDF)
Week 2 - The US Constitution and the Founding Period
Barbour & Wright, Chapter 3
Recitation Materials:
Federalist Papers (read #10 and #51)
Week 3 - Federalism
Barbour & Wright, Chapter 4
Recitation Materials:
Week 4 - Structure
Barbour & Wright, Chapter 2
CLICK HERE: Keeping the Republic. (Edition 4E) -- Chapter 2
Recitation Materials:
Use this link to go to an audio version of 2.5 if you have Real Audio)
Week 5 - Public Opinion
Barbour & Wright, Chapter 11
Recitation Materials:
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************ MIDTERM EXAM I ***********
*********** Thursday September 30th **********
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Week 7 - The Media
Barbour & Wright, Chapter 15
Recitation Materials:
Week 8 - Social Movements & Interest Groups
Barbour & Wright, Chapter 13
Recitation Materials:
Week 9 - Campaigns & Elections
Barbour & Wright, Chapter 14
Recitation Materials:
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************ PAPER I DUE ***********
************** Tuesday, October 12th *************
************** In Lecture *************
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Week 10 - Voting & Participation
Recitation Materials:
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************ MIDTERM EXAM II **********
**************** Thursday, November 4th **************
****************** In-Class ***************
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ELECTION WRAP-UP
Week 12 - The American President
Barbour & Wright, Chapter 8
Recitation Materials:
FALL BREAK - THANKSGIVING VACATION -- NO CLASSES NOVEMBER 20th - 24th
Week 13 - The Federal Bureaucracy & Political Parties
Barbour & Wright, Chapter 12
Barbour & Wright, Chapter 9
Recitation Materials:
Week 14 - Congress
Barbour & Wright, Chapter 7
Recitation Materials:
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*********** PAPER II DUE ***********
************** November 30th ************
************** In Lecture *************
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Week 15 - The US Supreme Court
Barbour & Wright, Chapter 10
Recitation Materials: