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Theiss = Political Behavior of the American
Electorate, 15th ed.; Aldrich
= Change and Continuity.... Numbers following the
names are chapter numbers. Other names refer to
articles. Italicized titles refer to videos
(see Additional Readings and Videos).
Articles = Google News articles (to be selected—see
updates: 3122 Home page). Items in Bold type are activities/assignments.
Light cells are class days . [ Dark cells are D2L discussions ]. Red cells are exams . Grey cells are off days . |
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Monday: New Topics/Readings, Discussion |
Wednesday: Discussion; videos |
Friday/Online Discussion due 12p Mon. |
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| 1/08 | Intro.: "Hello, my name is..." | 1/10 | Introductory lecture | 1/12 | Intro Lecture (cont); Drop/add ends | ||||||
| 1/15 | —Happy Birthday MLK!— | 1/17 | Introductory lecture (continued) | 1/19 | Democracy/Context: Theiss 1, 2 | ||||||
| 1/22 | Discussion | 1/24 | Discussion, Role Playing (RP) | Online | Turnout/Participation: Theiss 3, 4 | ||||||
| 1/29 | Discussion | 1/31 | Discussion, RP | Online | Voting in 2020: Aldrich 4, 5 | ||||||
| 2/05 | Discussion | 2/07 | A Third Choice; Exam questions | Online | Partisanship: Theiss 5, Aldrich 6 | ||||||
| 2/12 | Discussion | 2/14 | Exam 1 (material through 2/12) | Online | Ideol./Issues: Theiss 6, Aldrich 7 | ||||||
| 2/19 | Discussion | 2/21 | Discussion, RP | Online | 2020 Pres'y (nom.): Aldrich 1, 8 | ||||||
| 2/26 | Discussion | 2/28 | Discussion, RP; Withdraw ends Fri. | Online | 2020 Pres'y (elec.): Aldrich 2, 3 | ||||||
| 3/04 | Discussion | 3/06 | Discussion, RP; Exam questions | Online | 2020 Cong. (outcome): Aldrich 9 | ||||||
| 3/11 | —Spring Break: Beaches! Beer!! Bikinis!!! Hangovers! Headaches!! Home!!!— | ||||||||||
| 3/18 | Discussion | 3/20 | Exam 2 (material through 3/18) | Online | 2020 Congress (voters): Aldrich 10 | ||||||
| 3/25 | Discussion | 3/27 | Jacobson; Discussion, RP | Online | 2022 Cong.(elec): Aldrich 11;Bib 5p | ||||||
| 4/01 | Discussion | 4/03 | Discussion, RP | Online | Comm/Media: Theiss 7; Outline 5p | ||||||
| 4/08 | Media Reading TBA; Discussion | 4/10 | Discussion, RP | Online | Campaign Finance: Reading TBA | ||||||
| 4/15 | Dark Money | 4/17 | Conclusions I: Theiss 8 | Online | Conclus. !!: Aldrich 12, 13; Proj. 5p | ||||||
| 4/22 | Presentations 1-3 | 4/24 | Presentations 4-6 | 4/26 | (class if needed) | ||||||
| Revisions due: 5pm April 29th; Final Exam: Wed., 5/01, 12:40pm to 2:40pm | |||||||||||
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