Calendar
September 3: Welcome and introduction
September 5: Introduction (Cont.)
September 8: Quiz: Chapters 1 and 2 (Amanda, 3-12; Emily, 12-21)
September 10: The First Amendment (See my home page for text)
September 12:
September 15: Quiz: Chapters 3 and 4 (Dave, Chapter 3; Angela; Chapter 4)
September 17:
September 19: A start on coding
September 22: Quiz: Chapters 5 and 6 (Paul, Chapter 5; Holly, Chapter 6)
September 24: Review of quiz questions; Reading responses; More coding
September 26: The Haleigh Poutre case
September 29: Quiz: Chapter 8 (James and Molly)
October 1: Democracynow.org; U.S. influence abroad
October 3: Molly (cont.); Handouts on Poutre case; Paul's letter to the editor
October 6: Quiz: Chapter 9 (Teresa and Becky); Three weeks left to memorize the First Amendment
October 8: Augusto Pinochet; El Mercurio and U.S. intervention
October 10: Internal politics in Chile v. internal politics in the U.S.
October 13: Columbus Day; No classes
October 15: Chapter 10 (Ashley and Matt Palmer)
October 17: The newspaper as party organ
October 20: Quiz: Chapter 11 (Caitlin and Lisa; Framework for midterm review
October 22: Midterm Exam postponed till Friday
October 24: Midterm Exam; Turn in notebooks for credit
October 27: Quiz: Chapter 12 (Megan and Julia)
October 29: Paper revisited; Discussion of new book on China
October 31:
November 3: Quiz Chapter 13 (Charissa and Tony)
November 5: Election postmortem
November 7: The bad news for Amanda, Meghan, and Becky
November 10: Quiz: Chapter 14 (Matt Harrington and Tara)
November 12: No class today
November 14:
November 17: Quiz: Chapter 15 (Mike); Oral presentations begin;Becky, Meghan, and Amanda
November 19: Holly, Paul, and Ashley
November 21: Matt, Cait, and Charissa
November 24: Quiz: Chapter 16 (Response: Matt H.); Lisa, Emily, and Dave
November 26: Thanksgiving holiday begins
December 1: Quiz: Chapter 17 (Response: Julia); James, Angela, and Tony
December 3: Teresa, Matt, and Julia
December 5: Tara, Mike, and Molly
December 8:
December 10:
December 12: Last day of classes
December 17: Final exam (2:30)(NOTE: You may also take the final on Monday, Dec. 15, at any time between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.)