Mr. Green=s American Government (POLS 1100) Schedule

TH Class, Spring Semester 2010

Tuesday

Thursday

January

12  Introduction Politics

14 Politics and Interests

19 Interests and Identities

21 Identities Assign Ideology Paper

26 Classical Liberalism

28 Quiz 1 and Discussion: Taking Sides Issue 11: Health Insurance; Classical Liberalism; Test #1 (See Test 1 Cover Sheet)

February

2 Classical Liberalism and The Constitution

4 Quiz 2 and Discussion: Taking Sides Issue 15: Wall of Separation; The Constitution

9 The Constitution and The First Republic; Ideology Paper Due

11 The First Republic

16 Tyranny of the Majority

18 Quiz 3 and Discussion: Taking Sides Issue 10: Abortion; Tyranny of the Majority; Test #2 (See Test 2 Cover Sheet)

23 Quiz 4 and Discussion: Taking Sides Issue 9: Affirmative Action; Tyranny of the Majority and Dependence on the People

25 Dependence on the People; Last Day to Turn in Ideology Paper Rewrites is Friday, February 26.

March

2 Midterm Exam

4 The Vice of Faction

9 Spring Break

11 Spring Break

16 The Vice of Faction and the Second Republic

18 Quiz 5 and Discussion: Taking Sides Issue 8: Homosexual Rights; The Second Republic; Option Requirement #2: Last Day to Pick up Blue Books

23 The New Deal

25 Quiz 6 and Discussion: Taking Sides Issue 20: Warrantless Wiretapping; Test #3 (See Test 3 Cover Sheet); The New Deal

31 The New Deal and Interest Group Liberalism

 

April

 

1 Interest Group Liberalism

6 Keynesian Macroeconomics

8 Quiz 7 and Discussion: Taking Sides Issue 19: Torture; Keynesian Macroeconomics; Option Requirement #3 & #4: Last Day to Go Over Exam

13  Progressive Judiciary

15 Quiz 8 and Discussion: Taking Sides Issue 14 Immigration; Majority Culture; Test #4 (See Test 4 Cover Sheet)

20 Majority Culture and The Imperial Presidency

22 and The Imperial Presidency The New Ideologies

27 The New Ideologies

29 Ask Mr. Green

April 30 – May 6 Final Exam Period

 Last Update February 19, 2010