Alex forwards the following fascinating look at cartographic depictions of the 2012 electoral college results in populations and local districts by partisan votes: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/election/2012/ Very cool, except the last map has purple, which I can’t see. – Bromley
Post your questions, concerns and ideas on the midterm here! Your midterm will consist of: * Objective questions from 1) your textbook review questions at the end of each chapter 1-3; and 2) a few past AP USG exams related to content we have covered. * Know your vocab! Some you will define, some you …
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
For the midterm, use this list with required words highlighted (.pdf file): vocab-running-list_20130708_MIDTERM-HIGHLIGHTED I am not giving you just those words for the Midterm because I want you to see all the other words, as well, to build context and to expand your vocabulary and, thus, understanding. Please contact me right away if you have …
You will be expected to know the highlighted words in your updated Vocab List, which is posted on the Vocab page above. Only a few of these words will be on the test, but be prepared for all of them. Know the vocabulary and you will know the subject. Vocabulary is how we express its …
*** 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 …
*** 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!
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 …
** 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 …
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? …
The NY Times is running today a rather beautiful slideshow presentation of what happened to some of the signers of the Declaration during and after the war. The Cost of Revolution Bad things didn’t happen to all the signers, of course, most of whom lived to see the fruit of their invention. But a good …
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 …
*** 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
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 …
With thanks to Alexandra for finding this article on Bloomberg, March 13, 2013. This article is for your information only. Feel free to comment. That Sickening Sugar Subsidy By the Editors – Mar 13, 2013 Sweet reason has left U.S. agricultural policy, at least judging from the latest installment in the sugar-subsidy saga. Because of …
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 …
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 …