Schedule


Topic by week

Thinking Assignments

 

Patterson quiz material for Friday

 

Politics and Government

first week

Declaration of Independence

Take the online test at this site. Have your friends take it and discuss the results

Washington Farewell Address

Chapter 15. Economic and Environmental Policy: Contributing to Prosperity


Chapter 16. Welfare and Education Policy


Chapter 17. Foreign and Defense Policy

The US Constitution

US Constitution

Federalist # 10

Federalist # 51

The Whiskey Rebellion

Gettysburg Address

 

Chapter 1. American Political Culture: Seeking a More Perfect Union

Chapter 2. Constitutional Democracy: Promoting Liberty and Self Government

Chapter 3. Federalism: Forging a Nation

Civil Liberties

MLK "Unwise, Untimely"

audio files of speech

MLK "I have a Dream"

video file

Chapter 4. Civil Liberties: Protecting Individual Rights

Chapter 5. Equal Rights: Struggling Towards Fairness

Court System

first written assginment:

Elitism and Democracy

 

Political culture

 

pp418-455

marketing

Chapter 6. Public Opinion and Political Socialization: Shaping the People's Voice


Chapter 7. Political Participation and Voting: Expressing the Popular Will

parties

Elections

lobbying

1st issue of Liberator

Carnegie on "Wealth"

Gompers "Letter on Labor"

Roosevelt "the New Nationalism"

Eisenhower "Farewell Address"

Public Opinion Assignment

Chapter 8. Political Parties, Candidates, and Campaigns: Defining the Voter's Choice
Interest groups

Whitmann "Democatic Vistas"

Bryant "Cross of Gold"

Interest Groups Assignment

Chapter 9. Interest Groups: Organizing for Influence


Chapter 10. The News Media: Communicating Political Images

The Congress

Republican Contract with America

Congress resources for policy brief

Chapter 11. Congress
Bureaucracy

hoover "Rugged Individualism"

FDR "Innaugural"

Goldwater on "Conservatism , Religion and Politics"

Adminstration resources for Policy brief

Chapter 13. The Federal Bureaucracy: Administering a Government
The Presidency

Monroe Doctrine

Wilson's War Message to Congress

FDR "Quarantine"

Chapter 12: presidency
Future Challenges

Two final policy briefs due: June15