Posc 105

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Class Notes


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Notes for Spring 2000

Part I: Introduction* Part II: Theories of Government* Part III: Constitutional Context
Part IV: Public Opinion and the Mass Media* Part V: Institutions* Part V: Public Policy

Introduction

Class 1: Elections and Poltical Power February 9, 2000 Class 2: A Case For Government February 11, 2000.

Class 3: A Case For Government Part II February 14, 2000.

Theories of Government

Class 4: Democracy As Accountability February 16, 2000.

Class 5: Democracy February 18, 2000

Class 6: Majority and Minority Rights February 21, 2000.

Class 7: Pluralism February 23, 2000.

Class 8: Pluralism and Its Critics February 25, 2000.

Class 9: Power Elite Model February 28, 2000.

Class 10: More on the Power Elite Model March 1, 2000.

Class 11: Neo-Marxist Interpretation March 3, 2000.

The Constitutional and Philosophical Context of American Government

Class 12: State Capitalism and the Constituion March 6/8, 2000.

Class 13: The Constituion - II March 10, 2000.

Class 14: Public Opinion and The Constituion - III March 13, 2000.

Class 15: The Constitution and Who Governs March 15, 2000.

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Public Opinion and The Mass Media

Class 16: Public Opinion March 17, 2000.

Class 17: Mass Media and American Politics March 20, 2000.

Class 18: Mass Media and American Politics - Continued April 3, 2000.

Class 19: Mass Media and Politics - Continued April 5, 2000.

Class 20: Voting, Elections, and Campaigns April 7, 2000

Class 21: Elections, and Campaigns: Part I "Taking on the Kennedys" April 10, 2000

Class 22: Elections, and Campaigns: Part II Finish "Taking on the Kennedys" April 12, 2000

Class 23: Political Parties April 14, 2000

Class 24: Political Parties (Continued) April 17, 2000

Class 25: Money and Political Parties April 19, 2000

Class 26: "Washington's Other Scandal" April 24, 2000

Institutions

Class 27: Congress April 26, 2000

Class 28: Congress - Structure and Members April 28, 2000

Class 29: Congress - Decision Making May 1, 2000

Class 30: The Presidency May 3, 2000

Class 31: The Presidency (Continued) May 5, 2000

Class 32: Bureaucratic Politics May 8, 2000

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Public Policy

Class 33: Federal Budget May 10, 2000

Class 34: Federal Budget: Myth and Reality May 12, 2000

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