Unit 4 / Parts 1 & 2 (Elections - Voting) ppt

Unit 4 / Part 3 (Media) ppt

01/11

Read Chapters 9, 10, and 7 in that order

Read V.O. Key, "The Responsible Electorate" and answer questions (due 01/12)

Post mortem Unit III Exam (bring text to class)

Lecture on Nominations vs. election process

(Download) Unit IV Exam Review (personal review, does not need to be

    completed -- keep for cumulative final)

01/12

Discussion on V.O. Key, "The Responsible Electorate" Key article questions

Lecture on $ and Law in campaigns

01/13

Watch -- The War Room

01/17

Prepare for Debate (Mann vs. Smith) Class will divide into two groups, 1/2

    class time for debate prep, 1/2 for debate

    (bring text to class and all other materials to class)

Debate Man vs. Smith

Debate instructions for Mann / Smith

Debate background

If any information is unfamiliar to you, seek it out. There is no excuse coming

to class unprepared for the debate.

01/18

Lecture on Functions of elections and transforming elections

Fun with the Electoral College

(Download) Cartoon Assignment (due 01/23)

01/19

Lecture -- History of Media

(Download) Read / Complete Cornell notes on Media Bias articles (due 01/23)

(OPTIONAL) Interesting Article on Fox News

01/20

Watch -- Film on political commercials

01/23

Discussion of Media Bias articles

Discussion of Cartoon Assignment

Lecture -- Function of Media in modern elections

01/24

Unit IV Exam -- 53 multiple choice (40 minutes) and one pick'em free response

    (25 minutes)

Read Chapters 12, 14 (451 - 459)

(Download) Congress scavenger hunt (due 01/28)