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Chapter 17 – Economic Policymaking – Week of 1/23/11

by Mr. Tran on January 26, 2012

Fri 1/27

 

Thu 1/26

- Read “How the U.S. Lost out on iPhone Work”
- Read Chapter 17 – p.  546-552

Chapter 11 – Interest Groups – Week of 1/16/12

by Mr. Tran on January 20, 2012

Fri 1/20

- Finish reading Chapter 11
- Test on Chapter 11 – Wed 1/25
- Review flash cards for Chapter 11 here.
- Answer to Multiple-choice questions are here.
- For Essay Questions, think about these topics: (a) are interest groups good for democracy?; and (b) the role of money in interest groups and PACs.
- Watch this video debate on Interest Group & Representation here.

Thu 1/19

- What is Lobbying? Watch it here.

- Jack Abramoff – A Lobbyist.  Watch CBS 60 Minutes interview here.
- How Lobbyists Rule America? Watch CBS 60 Minutes here.
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Chapter 10 – Elections & Voting Behaviors – Week of 1/11/12

January 10, 2012

Fri 1/13 – Test on Chapters 9 & 10 on Tuesday 1/17 – Check back here for more info. – Download answers to multiple choice questions for Chapter 9 and 10. – Possible essay questions for this test are from your Chapter 9 Hand-out (#1, #3) and from Chapter 10 Hand-out (#2, #4, #6) – [...]

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Chapter 9 – Nominations and Campaigns – Week of 1/9/12

January 10, 2012

 Wed 1/11 – New Hampshire, New Hampshire! – Mitch Romney’s Victory Speech after NH Primary on 1/10/12 here. – Ron Paul – Second place in NH. Watch here. – Pro Romney PAC – $7 millions in ad spent.  Watch here. – The size of all Super PACs spending so fare, read here.  Tue 1/10 Review [...]

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Chapter 9 – Nominations and Campaigns – Week of 12/19/11

December 17, 2011

Fri 12/23 Choose a Republican candidate for president and get to know them. What is your candidate background? What are his/her political agendas?  You can find out more about them here. Mon 12/19 Chapter 8 Test Review Study all vocab words, click here for the online flash cards. Understand tasks of the parties (p. 243), [...]

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Chapter 8 – Political Parties – Week of 12/12/11

December 13, 2011

Thu 12/15 Read Chapter 8, up to p. 266 Wed 12/14 Read Chapter 8, up to p. 260. Write a 300 words essay on the following prompt, due on Fri 12/16 (remember to abide by the proper essay requirements for this class): What is the meaning of a political party? What functions do parties in [...]

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Chapter 7 – Mass Media – Week of 12/05

December 7, 2011

Fri 12/8 — Understanding Mass Media The media act as key linkage institutions between the people and the policymakers and have a profound impact on the political agenda. Benard Cohen once said “No major act of the American Congress, no foreign adventure, no act of diplomacy, no great social reform can succeed unless the press [...]

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Chapter 6 – Public Opinion and Political Action – Week of 11/28/11

November 29, 2011

Thu 12/01 We finish Chapter 6 today Are You a Liberal or Conversative ?  Test 1, Test 2 Are You a Democrat or Republican ?  Test 3. Where do you fit? Check yourself out here. Wed 11/30 Lecture & noteon Chapter 6, p. 188-195 Homework:  Finish reading Chapter 6. Everything you ever wanted to know [...]

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Chapter 16 – The Federal Courts – Week of 11/14/11

November 14, 2011

Fri 11/18 Test on Monday 11/28 on Chapter 16 Essay #3 due Monday 11/28. Prompt: “In Federalist No. 78, Alexander Hamilton claimed the judiciary would be the “least dangerous branch.” Was Hamilton right or wrong? Has the Court become too powerful? Or has it been too weak? “ Chapter 16 Worksheet with Learning Objectives also [...]

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Chapter 16 – The Federal Courts – Week of 11/7/11

November 4, 2011

Thu 11/10 Watch ALL 3 videos on the Supreme Court here. Finish reading Chapter 16. Write a 350-word essay on the following question (due Mon 11/14) How do courts shape public policy in their decisions and in the opinions that judges used to justify their decisions?  What effect have the courts had on the policy [...]

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