TB reading Chapt 4
Full chapter. 1. Textbook multiple choice and vocab quiz Tuesday! 2. Required: Post at least two clarification questions here by Monday morning. – Bromley
Category Archives: Readings
HW: Court Cases readings
Pick up handout from Tank. There are two sets from Tank, one about 7 pages w/ Court cases and the other quite large, which will be for some required readings and reference for your term paper. For tonight’s readings: 1. Active reading on the page 2. Five Qs or 1-2 paragraph evaluation here. – Bromley
T.B. Chapt 5 reading: evaluation
Read Chapt 5 for information. * Optional: Post clarification questions here, or any questions you want to discuss in class. * Mandatory: 1-2 paragraph evaluation of Chapt 5 “Public Opinion” discussion, either a particular matter or the general topic. Go! – Bromley
T.B. Chap 7 reading & Qs
Read all of Chapt 7. Post any clarification Qs here and FIVE thoughtful Qs. – Bromley
Elazar “American Federalism” & Osborne “Laboratories of Democracy” readings
These are two important readings, pp 113-127 in your handouts. Please put clarification questions below. YOU MUST READ THESE, as they will clarify and synthesize many of the ideas we have touched upon in class but not fully addressed. Use your textbook Chapt 3 (all) for additional support. – Bromley
Hartz: “The Liberal Tradition in America”
*** REQUIRES COMMENTS & Qs *** 1. Read for information and PK/NK 2. Post five comments or Qs here. May include clarification Qs. (Hartz not as fun as The Man, but Louis H. is an important observer). – Bromley A note on Hartz Hartz points to the dichotomy in American self-conception as guiding light for …
Alexis “The Man” de Tocqueville “Democracy in America”
*** REQUIRES COMMENTS & Qs *** 1. Active Reading per syllabus instructions 2. Five comments and/or Qs here. You can either comment or question, doesn’t matter. 3. Hartz reading attached to The Man handout, but please respond to Hartz on separate blog post. Da Man!
Constitution Active Reading
Fri h/w: 1. pick up your Constitution printout from Tank. 2. read actively w/ PK, NK, Comments, & Qs 3. Post your “what” clarification Qs here tonight. 4. Use the Constitution popup study guide for help. Find it on the top menu bar above. **Note:as of 6pm popups are working!!** 5. Don’t forget to …
Federalist Papers reading *updated Fri Jul 5*
** Friday update *** Post your 5 top Qs below. If you have any clarification Qs, post or email them to me separately. Original instructions: You are to read actively, per the syllabus, all the Federalist papers in the packet. Apologies for the cut-off of p. 89, which below: No need to Questions posted here …
Jefferson on slavery from Notes on the State of Virginia
Thomas Jefferson’s observations on the institution of slavery, 1781: “And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God That they are not to be violated but with his wrath? …
Chapt 2-3 Readings
Great job on the Dahl fight! Tonight, you should: 1. Chapt 2: pp, 27-40: w/ margin notes & Qs pp. 41-48: read for NK, mark PK and any questions, especially “what” clarification. pp. 49-52: w/ margin notes & Qs pp. 53-56: read for NK, mark PK and any questions, especially “what” clarifications 2.Chapt 3: pp …
Hofstadter “The American Political Tradition” reading
*** REQUIRES COMMENTS & Qs *** 1. Active reading, per syllabus instructions on the handout. 2. Use your t.b. Chapt 2 to reinforce. 2. Post your Hofstadter questions here. – Bromley
Dahl evaluation
Your job is to evaluate Dahl. For a critique of him, see UCLA sociologist G. William Domhoff’s Who Really Ruled in Dahl’s New Haven? Domhoff questions Dahl’s methodology and the narrowness of his surveys, saying that Dahl misread an oligarchical structure as pluralist. You do not need to read the whole article, but do read the …
Dahl “Who Governs” reading
Read Dahl, “Who Governs” for information a. This is a difficult reading, so be sure to look up words you do not know. We will discuss Dahl tomorrow in class, so you will be reading it again tomorrow night for a more informed and intensive reading b. use the same “active reading” process as listed …
Chapter 1 Reading & Qs
Date: Sunday, June 30, 2013 Due: Monday, July 1 Please follow these instructions carefully. 1. Skim your textbook table of contents and chapter pages. Prepare brief notes to discuss in class one or two things that you find interesting or useful to know more about. 2. Read Chapter 1 carefully. a. Mark “PK” in the …