The table below contains lecture topics and their accompanying slides.
There are no lecture slides for sessions 17 and 26.
| SES # | TOPICS | |
|---|---|---|
| Part I: Foundations | ||
| 1 | Course Introduction (PDF) | |
| 2 | Analytic Foundations (PDF) | |
| 3 | The American Political Tradition (PDF) | |
| 4 | The Constitution I (PDF) | |
| 5 | The Constitution II (PDF) | |
| Part II: Institutions | ||
| 6 | Congress I: Ambitious Politicians (PDF) | |
| 7 | Congress II: Internal Organization (PDF) | |
| 8 | The Presidency (PDF) | |
| 9 | The Bureaucracy (PDF) | |
| 10 | The Judiciary (PDF) | |
| 11 | Federalism (PDF) | |
| Part III: Mass Behavior | ||
| 12 | Citizens and Politics (PDF) | |
| 13 | Public Opinion (PDF) | |
| 14 | Parties and Partisanship (PDF) | |
| 15 | Political Choice (PDF) | |
| 16 | Campaigns and Elections (PDF) | |
| 17 | The U.S. in Comparative Perspective | |
| Part IV: American Politics as a System | ||
| 18 | Political Participation (PDF) | |
| 19 | Politics and Policy (PDF) | |
| 20 | Political Geography (PDF) | |
| 21 | Parties and the U.S. Political System (PDF) | |
| Part V: Substantive Debates | ||
| 22 | Polarization and Extremism (PDF) | |
| 23 | Money and Organized Interests (PDF) | |
| 24 | The Politics of Economic Inequality (PDF) | |
| 25 | Race and Racism (PDF) | |
| 26 | Immigration and Multiculturalism | |
