Govt 334: Congress and The Presidency
Course Syllabus
Simulation:
Tests and Assignments:LL
Web Readings:
- Woodrow Wilson, Congressional Government, selection
- Tara Ross, "The Electoral College: Enlightened Democracy." Heritage Foundation Legal Memorandum, Nov. 1, 2004
- David Broder, "An End Run Around the Constitution," March 26, 2006
- Jonathan Chait, "Electoral College Dropouts," LA Times, April 9, 2006
- "Presidential Election Inequality" Report, FairVote, www.fairvote.org, pp.1-27
- Jonah Goldberg, "Why We Need to Defend the Electoral College," JWR, October 20, 2004
- Judy Schneider, House Committee Markups: Commonly Used Motions and Requests, April 19, 1999
- House Committee on Rules: "A Step By Step Guide to Committee Markups"
- House Committee on Rules: "Principles and Prohibitions of Committee Markups"
- House Committee on Rules: "House Rules which Govern the Committee Hearing Process"
- Richard Sachs, "Hearings in the House of Representatives: A Guide For Preparation and Procedure", July 28, 2004
- Antonin Scalia, dissent, McConnell v. FEC
- President George W. Bush, Remarks on Signing of BCRA
- Fred Wertheimer and Travis Potter, "Response to Reform Critics"
Govt 308: Politics, Persuasion, and Public Opinion
Course Syllabus
Simulation:
Web Readings:
- Joe Trippi, "Definitional Moments"
- Stanley Fish, "They Write the Songs," NYT, July 16, 2006
- Frank Luntz, "The New American Lexicon" (Go to Blackboard under Course Info)
- Newt Gingrich, "Language: A Key Mechanism of Control," (Also on Blackboard under Course Info)
- Tobe Berkovitz, "Political Media Buying: A Brief Guide"
- PBS, "The 30-Second Candidate" ("Tricks of the Trade" and "From Idea to Ad")
- Ryan Lizza, "The You-Tube Election," NYT, August 20, 2006
- Ansolabehere and Iyengar, "Winning but Losing: How Negative Campaigns Shrink the Electorate, Manipulate News Media" (be sure to watch the sample advertisements on this site.)
- Jonathan Samples, "Three Myths about Voter Turnout in the United States," CATO Foundation Policy Analysis #524 (download and read the PDF)
- Pew Charitable Trusts Report, "Are Political Consultants Helping or Hurting Democracy?"
- Todd Gitlin, "The Candidate Factory," The Boston Review.
- Bill McAllister, "Consultants' Ethics: Politics Survey Finds Attitude of Don't Blame Us" Washington Post, June 18, 1998.
Key Links:
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