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Legend:
Sinclair =
Unorthodox Lawmaking, 5th ed.;
Cavalli =
Presidential Legislative Activity;
Reid
= Congressional Odyssey;
Infrastructure Bill
= Material in D2L. 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/Politics articles (to be
selected in class—see updates on our
4113 Home page).
Items in Bold type are activities or assignments.
Class
days
. [ Outside content ].
Exams
. Project.
Off days .
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| Tuesday: Class discussion, articles, videos | Outside class: D2L discussion due noon Monday | ||||||
| 08/12 | Introduction: "Hello, my name is..." | 08/14 | Refresher lecture; Drop/add ends Friday | ||||
| 08/19 | Refresher lecture | 08/21 | Presidential Activity: Cavalli 1,2 | ||||
| 08/26 | Discussion; Role Playing (RP) Articles | Outside | Legislation - Introduction: Sinclair 1,6; Cavalli 3 | ||||
| 09/02 | Discussion; RP Articles | Outside | Legislation - The Process: Sinclair 2,3,4 | ||||
| 09/09 | Discussion; RP Articles | Outside | <== Partial set of exam questions by Wed. (full by Fri.) | ||||
| 09/16 | —Exam 1 (material thru 9/11)— | Outside | Legislation - Non-budget: Sinclair 7, 9 | ||||
| 09/23 | Discussion; RP Articles; Cliffhanger | Outside | Legislation - Budget: Sinclair 5,8 | ||||
| 09/30 | Discussion; RP Articles; Cliffhanger | Outside | Conclusion: Sinclair 10; Cavalli 7,8,9; Fri. is last day for W | ||||
| 10/07 | Discussion; RP Articles; Discuss Project; My b-day's 10/30 | Outside | <== Partial set of exam questions by Wed. (full by Fri.) | ||||
| 10/14 | —Exam 2 (material thru 10/09)— | Outside | Case Study I: Reid 1-12; Friday is last day to withdraw | ||||
| 10/21 | Discussion; RP Articles; Workshop; Biblio. due Thu. 8p | Outside | Case Study I: Reid 13-19; Outline due Monday, 5pm | ||||
| 10/28 | Discussion; RP Articles; [Infrastructure video]; Workshop | Outside | Case Study II: Infrastructure Bill (D2L); My Bday, be nice! | ||||
| 11/04 | Discussion; RP Articles;[Infrrastructure video];Workshop | Outside | Case Study II: Infrastructure Bill (D2L); Proj. due Fri., 5p | ||||
| 11/11 | Discussion; Presentations (Revisions due 12/02, 5pm) | 11/13 | Presentations (Revisions due Tues., 12/02, 5pm) | ||||
| 11/18 | Presentations (Revisions due Wed., 12/03, 5pm) | 11/20 | Presentations (Revisions due Thurs., 12/04, 5pm) | ||||
| 11/24-8 | —Thanksgiving Break (Turkey! Football!! Relatives who stay too long!!! I can't wait!)— | ||||||
| Cancellations: we will pick up where we left off—and add Thursday classes if needed. Final Exam: Thurs., 12/04, 12:40-2:40pm | |||||||
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