Week
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Topic
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Content and Reading Assignment
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Teaching Activities and Homework
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1
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What is Politics?
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Class Syllabus
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Class Introduction
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2
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Politics as a “Science”
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Heywood, Ch. 1
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Discussion Groups Organized
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3
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Political Ideologies
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Heywood, Ch. 2
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Group Discussion
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4
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The State
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Heywood, Ch. 3
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Group Discussion
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5
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Democracy
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Heywood, Ch. 4
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Group Discussion
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6
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Regimes
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Heywood, Ch. 5
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Group Discussion
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7
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Nations and Nationalism
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Heywood, Ch. 6
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Group Discussion/
Group Paper Presentations Scheduled
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8
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Mid-term Exam
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9
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Law, Constitutions, and Federalism
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Garner, Ferdinand & Lawson, Ch. 8
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Group Discussion
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10
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Branches of Government and the
Bureaucracy
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Heywood, Ch. 14, 15, 16
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Group Discussion/
Group Paper Presentation (1)
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11
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Representation, Elections, and Voting
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Heywood, Ch. 10
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Group Discussion/
Group Paper Presentation (2)
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12
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Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Movements
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Heywood, Ch. 11, 12
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Group Discussion/
Group Paper Presentation (3)
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13
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Political Economy and Globalization
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Heywood, Ch. 7
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Group Discussion/
Group Paper Presentation (4)
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14
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Politics, Society and Identity
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Heywood, Ch. 8
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Group Discussion/
Group Paper Presentation (5)
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15
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Political Culture and the Media
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Heywood, Ch. 9
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Group Discussion/
Group Paper Presentation (6)
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16
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Final Exam
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17
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18
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Group Papers Due
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Required Text:
Heywood, Andrew. 2021. Politics. Fifth edition. New York: Bloomsbury Academic.
Supplementary Texts:
Garner, Robert, Peter Ferdinand, & Stephanie Lawson. 2009. Introduction to Politics. Third Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Roskin et al., 2014. Political Science: An Introduction. 14th Edition. Boston: Pearson.
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