Note: Revised February 5, 2000

Text: American Government, James Q. Wilson and John J. DiIulio, Seventh Edition, Houghton Mifflin, New York, 1998.

WEEK OF	TOPICS & EXAMS	TEXT READING	SUPPLEMENTARY READING
1/3 - 1/7	Course Mechanics Origins of Government Intro to Political Philosophy Political Power, Types of Power, The Nature of Democracy.	Chapters 1 and 23	Pluralism - On line The Power Elite - On Line Lanahan - 12, 14
1/10 - 1/13	The Nature of the Revolution. The Constitution and Liberty.	Chapter 2	Lanahan- 9, 15 Federalist Papers - #10, #47, #51, #15 - on line.
1/17 - 1/21 (no school 1/17)	Federalism and the Anti Federalists. The Evolution of Federalism and its Relationship of the States. Politics in Action Formulating Economic Policy Exam	Chapters 3 and 16	Federalist Papers - #39, #46 - in Lanahan and online. Lanahan - 21, 22
1/24 - 1/28 (Testing Week - no school Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday)	Exam Review of Exam	Read ahead and work on paper	None
1/31 - 2/4	Political Culture	Chapter 4	Political Culture - On Line
2/7 - 2/11	Public Opinion Political Attitudes and Ideology	Chapter 5	Lanahan 3,5,6
2/14 - 2/18	Political Participation Exam	Chapter 6	Lanahan 13, 48
2/28 - 3/3	Interest Groups & Political Conflict The Modern Lobby System	Chapter 9	Lanahan 52, 53, 54
3/6 - 3/10	The American Political Party System. Development and Characteristics, Programs and Ideology	Chapter 7	Lanahan - 65, 66, 67, 68, 70
3/13- 3/17	American Election System. Nominations and Campaigns. Campaign Financing Alignment, Realignment and Dealignment	Chapter 8	Lanahan - 59, 61, 63
3/20 - 3/24	Exam The Role of the Media. Public Control and Mass Media.	Chapter 10	Lanahan - 71, 72, 73, 74
3/27 - 3/31	Congress The Policy Structure & Congress The Structure of Congressional Action The Committee System. Exam	Chapter 11	Lanahan - 25, 26, 29, 32
4/3 - 4/7	The Presidency: Leading the Nation The Bureaucracy: Running The Nation	Chapter 12	Lanahan - 38, 39, 40, 41
4/10 - 4/14	The Judicial Process Structure and Function of the Court System The Supreme Court and Judicial Activism Checking the Courts	Chapter 14	Federalist Papers #78 , #79 in Lanahan (42) and Online Lanahan - 43, 45, 46
4/17 - 4/19 (note: only 3 days)	Civil Liberties and Civil Rights	Chapters 18 and 19	Lanahan - 75, 76, 79, 80
5/1 - 5/5	Exam Foreign and Military Policy	Chapters 20 and 21	Lanahan - 91, 92, 93
5/8 - 5/12	Environmental Policy	Chapter 22	TBA
5/15 - 5/16	AP Gov Exam - Tuesday, May 16th