January 2012

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

January 26, 2012

Tue 1/31 Write a 300-word essay on the following prompt.  Due Friday 1/3 Describe how American government has sought to regulate the workings of corporations. What has shaped the way government regulations has changed over time? Thu 1/26 – Read “How the U.S. Lost out on iPhone Work” – Read Chapter 17 – p.  546-552

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

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 [...]

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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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