NOTE: Subject to change. You will also note that, particularly in the first 4 weeks, we bounce around quite a bit in the textbook, reading sections in a different sequence.
Week 1: Topics: Power, Government v. Politics, Theories of Government, J. Locke, the Colonial Mindset, Declaration of Independence
Textbook: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1
Week 2: Topics: Articles of Confederation, Convention of 1787, Ratification Debates
Textbook: 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6
Week 3: Topics: American Political Culture, Political Socialization, Political Philosophy (intro)
Textbook: 1.4, 1.5, 6.2, 6.4
Week 4: Topics: Overview of American Constitution, Constitutional Principles, the "Madisonian System", Amendment Process
Textbook: 2.5, 2.7, 2.8
Week 5: Topics: American Federalism (part I): Defining Federalism, National/State Power Balance, Elastic Clause, etc.
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Week 6: Topics: American Federalism (part II): Intergovernmental Relations, Models of Federalism
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Week 7: Topics: American Federalism (part III): Pros, Cons of Federalism; Recent Cases and Evolving Interpretations
Textbook: 3.4, 3.5
Week 8: Topics: U.S. Presidency (part I)
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Week 9: Topics: U.S. Presidency (part II)
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Week 10: Topics: U.S. Presidency (part III)
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Week 11: Topics: Bureaucracy (part I)
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Week 12: Topics: Bureaucracy (part II)
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Week 13: Topics: Judicial Branch (part I)
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Week 14: Topics: Judicial Branch (part II)
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Week 15: Topics: Congress (part I)
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Week 16: Topics: Congress (part II)
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Week 17: Topics: Congress (part III)
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Week 1: Topics: Power, Government v. Politics, Theories of Government, J. Locke, the Colonial Mindset, Declaration of Independence
Textbook: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1
Week 2: Topics: Articles of Confederation, Convention of 1787, Ratification Debates
Textbook: 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6
Week 3: Topics: American Political Culture, Political Socialization, Political Philosophy (intro)
Textbook: 1.4, 1.5, 6.2, 6.4
Week 4: Topics: Overview of American Constitution, Constitutional Principles, the "Madisonian System", Amendment Process
Textbook: 2.5, 2.7, 2.8
Week 5: Topics: American Federalism (part I): Defining Federalism, National/State Power Balance, Elastic Clause, etc.
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Week 6: Topics: American Federalism (part II): Intergovernmental Relations, Models of Federalism
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Week 7: Topics: American Federalism (part III): Pros, Cons of Federalism; Recent Cases and Evolving Interpretations
Textbook: 3.4, 3.5
Week 8: Topics: U.S. Presidency (part I)
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Week 9: Topics: U.S. Presidency (part II)
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Week 10: Topics: U.S. Presidency (part III)
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Week 11: Topics: Bureaucracy (part I)
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Week 12: Topics: Bureaucracy (part II)
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Week 13: Topics: Judicial Branch (part I)
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Week 14: Topics: Judicial Branch (part II)
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Week 15: Topics: Congress (part I)
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Week 16: Topics: Congress (part II)
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Week 17: Topics: Congress (part III)
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