POL 215, POLITICAL PARTIES &
ELECTIONS
FALL 2010
DAILY SCHEDULE: TOPICS, READING ASSIGNMENTS
This page has links to all
handouts distributed in class (“Topics covered" column) as well as
additional readings, exam study guides and other materials. If this schedule changes for some reason, the
web version will be changed and should be considered the "official"
schedule; we promise to notify you ASAP if/when the schedule is changed.
Assignments
Date Topics
covered
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W September 8 |
Introduction to
the study of parties and elections |
None |
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F September 10 |
American political
parties and the 2-party system |
Hershey 1, 2 |
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M September 13 |
Party organizations:
local, state, national |
Hershey 3, 4 |
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W September 15 |
Activists: the
parties’ core supporters |
Hershey 5 |
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F September 17 |
Party
identification: who votes for whom |
Hershey 6 B&F 3 |
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M September 20 |
Party coalitions: changes
over time |
Hershey 7 |
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W September 22 |
Have campaigns
become nastier and less substantive? |
B&F 6, 10 |
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F September 24 |
Looking back to
last time: the 2008 election cycle |
Nelson 1 |
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M September 27 |
Determining the
2008 nominees |
Hershey 10 Nelson 2 |
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W September 29 |
General election
strategies |
Hershey 11 B&F 5, 12 |
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F October 1 |
Understanding the
2008 outcome |
Nelson 3, 7 |
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M October 4 |
Media roles in
campaigns |
Nelson 6 B&F 7, 8 |
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W October 6 |
NO CLASS |
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NOBEL CONFERENCE |
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F October 8 |
The meaning of the
2008 results |
Nelson 9 |
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M October 11 |
Group project presentations |
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W October 13 |
Group project
presentations |
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F October 15 |
FIRST
EXAM |
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M October 18 |
Congressional
elections: the political and social context >> no class today, moved to October 20 |
Jacobson 1, 2 >> moved to October 20 |
By this time, you
should be following your assigned
election closely |
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W October 20 |
Jacobson 1, 2 |
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F October 22 |
Jacobson 3 |
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M October 25 |
NO CLASS |
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FALL BREAK |
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W October 27 |
Hershey 12 B&F 4 Nelson 8 |
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F October 29 |
Jacobson 4 Hershey 9 (moved
from October 22) |
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M November 1 |
Hershey 8 Jacobson 5 B&F 1 |
Election
prediction paper due TODAY by 4:30 pm |
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W November 3 |
2010 election
recap |
None; we will
discuss Nov. 2 election results |
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F November 5 |
More 2010 recap |
Further discussion
of Nov. 2 elections |
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M November 8 |
Congressional
elections and national politics >>>
class cancelled, moved to November 10 |
Jacobson 6 |
Second exam study
guide posted today |
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W November 10 |
Jacobson 6 |
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F November 12 |
More on congressional
elections and national politics; exam review time |
Jacobson 7, Nelson
5 >>> moved to Nov. 17 |
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M November 15 |
SECOND EXAM |
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W November 17 |
Jacobson 7, Nelson
5 |
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F November 19 |
Hershey 13, 14; one
additional reading on judicial elections |
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M November 22 |
How responsible are
the political parties, how responsible should they be? |
Hershey 15, 16 B&F 9 |
wouldn’t it be nice to have your
election analysis paper done before break?!
J |
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W November 24 |
NO
CLASS |
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Thanksgiving break |
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F November 26 |
NO
CLASS |
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Thanksgiving break |
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M November 29 |
Fiorina 1, 2 |
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W December 1 |
Fiorina 3, 4 |
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F December 3 |
Fiorina 5, 6 |
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M December 6 |
Fiorina 7, 8 |
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W December 8 |
Fiorina 9, 10 |
Final exam study
guide posted Thursday, December 9 |
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F December 10 |
No
class – Chris at conference |
Election
analysis paper due TODAY by 4:30 pm |
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M December 13 |
Considering the
culture war today & in the future; final thoughts |
Fiorina Epilogue |
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Thursday, December
16 |
FINAL EXAM 10:30 – 12:30 Old Main 205 |
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