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POSC 2103 US Government

 

schedule fall 2012

The schedule of topics and associated reading for fall 2012 appears below, along with the dates for examinations. . 

Note that the course will not proceed from chapter 1 to chapter 15.  Instead, the class will move back and forth in the book following the structure that makes the most sense to me.  Accordingly, you should continually and carefully check the schedule to see the topic of the day.

In the calendar cells there are links to pages for each topic.  Typically, each page includes some points to ponder, points that clarify or elaborate on the Magleby text, and questions to consider which identify particularly important matters and provide an opportunity for you to check your understanding of the material.  (If these points or questions are not clear to you or if you have questions from the text or any source, you should send a message to the discussion board for that topic, messages to which I will then respond for your benefit and that of your classmates.)  For some topics, there will also be additional reading for you to do, and such readings will be clearly shown at the top of the webpage. Assignments, if any, will be shown at the bottom of the daily webpages.

  • introduction (ch 1)
  • the Constitution (ch 3)
  • federalism (ch 4)
  • Congress (ch 11)
  • the presidency (ch 12)
  • bureaucracy (ch 14)
  • the judiciary (ch 13)
  • media (ch 8)
  • political culture (ch 2)
  • public opinion (ch 6)
  • political participation (ch 7)
  • political parties (ch 9)
  • interest groups (ch 10)
  • rights & liberties (ch 5)

 

  • M T W R F

    Aug 20

    Ch 1

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Aug 27

     Ch 3

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Aug 31

    Ch 4

    Sep 3

    Labor Day

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Sep 10

    Ch 11

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Sep 17

    Ch 12

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Sep 24

    1st exam

    Sep 25

    Ch 14

         

    Oct 1

    Ch 13

           

    Oct 8

    Ch 8

     

     

       

     

    Oct 15

    Ch 2

       

     

     

    Oct 22

    2nd exam

    Oct 23

    Ch 6

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Oct 29

    Ch 7

     

     

     

     

    Nov 5

    Ch 9

           

    Nov 12

    Ch 10

           

    Nov 19

    B

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    Nov 26

    Ch 5

     

     

     

     

       
    Dec 3

    Dec 4

    Dead Day

    Dec 5

    3rd exam

       

 

 
 

 
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