The organization of special interests and their role in democratic processes. Bosso, Chapter 8, Field, Chapter 8 7. Bosso, Chapter 9, Field, Chapter 9 8. The role and processes of the judiciary. Bosso, Chapter 11, Field, Chapter 10 9.
Individual reports are due the last scheduled day of class.
Each member of the class will be assigned to a group of about six members for the purpose of doing research on a policy issue that is the focus of the new Bush administration Topics will be a matter of group selection though some suggestions are listed below. The assignment is for the groups to do research on issues that President Bush has made the focus of his honeymoon and for the oppositions point of view on the same issues. Each group will be charged with presenting the policy preferences of the Bush Administration and its opponents and of making a recommendation to the class that has the support of the group. The group recommendation should include a rationale and justification for the position in terms of its consequences for people.