The main text is Stephen J. Wayne et al., The Politics of American Government . The Lanahan Readings in the American Polity edited by Ann Serow and Everett Ladd and The Election of l996 by Gerald Pomper et al. In ad dition to this text reading you should also make an effort to follow current political developments. The internet is a valuable source of political and policy information. Requirements and Grading Regular attendance both at the lectures and the discussion sections will be assumed.
Students are responsible for both reading and lecture material.
Ideally, reading should be at least scanned before the lectures. It sho uld certainly be completed before the discussion section. There will be three one hour exams during the semester and a final exam. Dates for these exams are shown on the course outline. Note them now .