Introduction to American Government and Politics
(PLSC 1320-002)
Spring 2011

*Class News and Updates*
(updated 18 February 2011)

News Events, Especially Noteworthy for this Class

Items that can be downloaded from the web:

• Syllabus

• First Paper Assignment -- The "Democratic Theory" of E.E. Schattschneider

• Class Hand-Outs

• Individual Political Action Assignment

• Additional Readings of Class Relevance
     - "The Coming Democratic Dominance," John B. Judis & Ruy Teixeira, The New Republic, 5 August 2002
     - "Politics and The ‘Ideopolis,’" George F. Will, Newsweek, 16 September 2002

• Midsemester Study Questions

• Final Exam Study Questions

The Pause that Refreshes (and still keeps the bean engaged):

• Presidential Baseball

• Supreme Court Baseball

Web Links of Class Use

• Televised Presidential Campaign Ads  (1960 to present)  

• The Federalist Papers

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