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December 2011

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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