POLS1101 - Fall 2008 Course Map
This course map is tentative until the first day of class
This course map is subject to change at any time during the semester at the discretion of the professor
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Week of: |
Readings |
Tuesday |
Thursday |
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August 19 |
O
& S – Ch 1 |
Introduction
and Review of Syllabus |
What
is politics? How to
understand political institutions and processes. |
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August 26 |
O
& S – Ch 2 Choices
1 |
The Constitution, part : Design and intent |
The
Constitution, part 2: Ratification |
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September 2 |
O
& S – Ch 3 Choices
– C 2,9,10,12 |
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Quiz
#1 |
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September 9 |
O
& S – Ch 4 Choices
– Ch 3,11 |
What kind of nation? – A Union of states or a Union of the people? |
Lincoln and the Civil War – answering Tuesday's question |
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September 16 |
O
& S – Ch 5 |
Progressives, Populists, and the transition to the Age of Industry |
The War to End All Wars and its aftermath
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September 23 |
O
& S – Ch 6 |
Exam
1 |
The New Deal: What kind of nation, the sequel |
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September 30 |
O
& S – Ch 7 & 8 EPI
– Part 1 |
The
New Deal, part 2 |
WWII and the dawn of the Cold War: Leviathan meets Zoroaster |
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October 7 |
O
& S – Ch 9 EPI
– Part 2 |
The
Civil Rights Movement Quiz #2 |
Fall
Break – no class |
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October 14 |
O
& S – Ch10 Choices
– 16 – 19 EPI
– Part 3 |
LBJ, The
Great Society, and Vietnam |
The political landscape of the present day
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October 21 |
O
& S – Ch11 Choices
– Ch 5,6,13,14 EPI
– Part 4 |
American
Institutions today: Congress |
American
Institutions today: The President |
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October 28 |
O
& S – Ch12 Choices
– Ch 4,7,15 EPI
– Part 5 |
American
Institutions today: The Courts |
Electoral
politics Election
Paper Due |
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November 4 |
EPI
– Part 6 |
Election Day! Be
sure to vote! |
Exam
2 |
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November 11 |
O
& S – Ch13 Choices
– Ch 8,20,21 EPI
– Part 7 |
Taxes
and Budgets 101, pt 1 |
Taxes
and Budgets 101, pt 2 |
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November 18 |
O
& S – Ch14 |
Taxes
and Budgets 101, pt 3 |
Lies,
Damn Lies, and Statistics: The politics of expertise |
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November 25 |
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American
Government in the era of globalization |
Thanksgiving
– no class |
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December 2 |
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The
citizen today: so you want to make a difference? |
Conclusion |
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December 8 |
Final
Exam – cumulative: covers all aspects of the course |
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