Christensen, Terry. 1995. Wadsworth Publishing Company. Gray, Virginia, and Herbert Jacob, eds. Congressional Quarterly Press. All students will be expected to complete three exams and four written assignments, and to participate actively in all class activities, including exit polling for the November general election, on November 7.
Papers are due during class time on the due date, unless otherwise specified in the assignment.
Late papers will be accepted, but will lose one full letter grade for every day that they are late. Approximately 10 percent of the final course grade is based on class participation. Because you can not participate if you are not in class, students are expected to attend all regular class meetings. Students that miss more than three class meetings without first obtaining prior approval, or without a note from a physician or a college dean verifying an illness or other emergency, will lose all 10 percentage points. College policy will be followed with regard to instances of cheating or plagiarism, and violators will be punished to the extent permitted.