Schedule of Class Lectures (approximate)
1/22 Introduction, class administration; The Study of Politics and Government.
1/29 Roots of American Citizenship; The American Political Culture.
2/5 The Madisonian System of Government; Constitutionalism in America.
2/12 Studying the Presidency Nelson Part I; Neustadt Part I; Lowi book.
2/19 Exam on all material to date. Bring a Blue Book.
2/26 The Individual Presidency: The Psychological Presidency Nelson Ch 7.
3/5 The Individual Presidency: Presidents in Political Time Nelson Ch. 5.
3/12 The Presidency and the Public: Elections; The Public Nelson Part III, Ch. 10.
3/19 The Presidency and the Public: Political Parties; the Media Nelson Ch. 11, 13.
3/26 Spring Break.
4/2 Exam on all material to date. Bring a Blue Book.
4/9 Executive Politics; Presidential Politics. Nelson Ch. 15 & 19.
4/16 Legislative Politics. Nelson Ch. 14.
4/23 The Executive and Congress. Conclusion; Summary. Nelson Ch. 16, 20, 8.
4/30 Final Exam-all material to date. N.B. the exam is this night; there is not an exam schedule for Continuing Ed. Bring a Blue Book.