NASA, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the National Science Foundation are major executive agencies outside the scope of the Cabinet and these may be chosen as well. Transportation HHS Discussion Members of the class will discuss current news events concerning tax and spending issues in their Departments. The initiative will be with the members of the class. We will expect that, from time to time, all members of the class will initiate discussion based on newspaper articles concerning their Departments. Comment on issues mentioned by others is expected.
Attendance is necessary for participation in the discussion.
Newspapers Members of the class will be expected to read a national newspaper with good coverage of issues in the Federal government. The Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Christian Science Monitor, and the Washington Post are good choices. These are available in the Library and by subscription. News stories about tax and spending issues in the federal government will be the basis for class discussion. At the beginning of the course, the discussion will be relatively descriptive.