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Legend:
CJ =
Carson/Jacobson:
The Politics of Congressional Elections, 11th Ed.;
TMW = Theiss-Morse/Wagner: Political
Behavior, 16th Ed.;
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 in class—see
updates on our
3124 Home page). Items in Bold type are
activities or assignments. Light cells: class days . [ Dark cells: outside content ]. Red cells: exams . Red text: Project. Grey cells: off days . |
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| Monday: Discuss, videos, other | Wednesday: Discuss, Role Playing | Outside: D2L discuss due noon Mon. | |||||||||
| 08/10 | "Hello, my name is..." | 08/12 | "Refresher" lecture | 08/14 | "Refresher" lecture; Drop/Add ends | ||||||
| 08/17 | "Refresher" lecture; Discussion | 08/19 | Intro.: Cong. Elections: CJ1 | 08/21 | Intro.: Political Behavior: TMW Intro | ||||||
| 08/24 | Discussion | 08/26 | Beliefs/Democracy: TMW1 | Outside | Context: CJ2, TMW2 | ||||||
| 08/31 | Discussion | 09/02 | Discussion; Role Play (RP) articles | Outside | Congressional Candidates: CJ3 | ||||||
| 09/07 | —Labor Day— | 09/09 | Discussion; RP articles; Ex. Ques. Fri. | Outside | Turnout/Participation: TMW 3,4 | ||||||
| 09/14 | Discussion | 09/16 | —Exam #1— | Outside | Congressional Voters: CJ5 | ||||||
| 09/21 | Discussion | 09/23 | Discussion; RP articles | Outside | Partisanship: TMW5 | ||||||
| 09/28 | Discussion | 09/30 | Discussion; RP articles | Outside | Public Opinion/Ideology: TMW6 | ||||||
| 10/05 | Discussion; Project Workshop | 10/07 | Discussion; RP articles; Ex. Ques. Fri. | Outside | Congressional Campaigns: CJ4 | ||||||
| 10/12 | Discussion; Workshop: Video: Dark Money | 10/14 | —Exam #2— | Outside | Comm./Media: TMW7; Biblio. 5pm | ||||||
| 10/19 | Discussion; Project Workshop | 10/21 | Discussion; RP articles | Outside | Conclusion I: CJ6 ; Outline due 5p | ||||||
| 10/26 | Discussion | 10/28 | Discussion; RP articles | Outside | Conclusion I (cont.): CJ6 | ||||||
| 11/02 | Discussion | 11/04 | Discussion; RP articles | Outside | Conclusion II: CJ7; Project due 5p | ||||||
| 11/09 | Discussion | 11/11 | —Out Partying...I mean...attending a conference— | Outside | Work on your projects!! | ||||||
| 11/16 | Presentations 1,2 (Rev. due 5pm, 12/1) | 11/18 | Presentations 3,4 (Rev. due 5pm, 12/1) | 11/20 | Presentations 5,6 (Rev. due 5pm, 12/1) | ||||||
| 11/23 | —Thanksgiving Break (Turkey! Football!! Relatives who stay too long!!! I can't wait!)— | ||||||||||
| Cancellations: we pick up where we left off—and meet Fridays if needed. Final Exam: 12/02, 10:20am to 12:20pm | |||||||||||
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