Govt 116: Introduction to American Political Process

Course Syllabus

Web Readings:

• * James Madison, Federalist #10, (1787)
  * The Seneca Falls Declaration (1848)
  * Frederick Douglass, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” (1852) (skim)
  * Martin Luther King, I Have a Dream (1963)
  * John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address (1961)
  * Franklin D. Roosevelt, The F our Freedoms (1941)
  * Lyndon B. Johnson, The Great Society (1964)
  * Ronald Reagan, A Time for Choosing (1964)
• * Ronald Reagan, 1st Inagural Address (1981)
  * Mario Cuomo, A Tale of Two Cities, Keynote Address Democratic Convention (1984)
  * Jack Balkin, “Alive and Kicking,” Slate, August 29, 2005.
  * Jonah Goldberg, “It’s Alive,” National Review Online, July 8, 2003.
  * George Washington, Farewell Address (1796)
  * Jonathan Rauch, “Demosclerosis,” National Journal, September 5, 1992.
  * Henry Hazlitt, Economics in one Lesson, pp. 1-26.
• * Johan Norburg, “Three Cheers for Globalism,” American Enterprise, June 2004.
  * Michael Lind, “Alice Doesn’t Vote Here Anymore,” Mother Jones, (March/April 1998).
• NOTE: I f you can't find the reading you are looking for, be sure to check the Library Reserves!
  

Key Links:

• The Living Room Candidate (Presidential Television Commercials, 1952-2004)
• American Rhetoric (Online archive of great speeches throughout history)

Guidelines for APSA Citations :

• University of Wisconsin Writing Center Reference Page (Great site for guidelines for various citation styles, including MLA, APA, Chicago and APSA).
• California State University at Chico APSA Reference Guide (Really useful PDF of a short two page guide for the basics of the APSA style).
• (University of Houston) APSA Style Guide for Citations and References (A slightly longer, but easy to use guide for APSA citations).

Govt 550: Senior Thesis

Course Syllabus

Guidelines for APSA Citations :

• University of Wisconsin Writing Center Reference Page (Great site for guidelines for various citation styles, including MLA, APA, Chicago and APSA).
• California State University at Chico APSA Reference Guide (Really useful PDF of a short two page guide for the basics of the APSA style).
• (University of Houston) APSA Style Guide for Citations and References (A slightly longer, but easy to use guide for APSA citations).

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