NOTE! these powerpoint slides may be out of date and not as comprehensive as the slides shown in class! They are not a substitute for attending class.
Section I. Creating a Constitutional Democracy
Introduction—Is there a new American Democracy
Ratifying and Interpreting the Constitution
Ratifying and Interpreting the Constitution alternative slides
Federalism alternative slides
Section II. POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
Public Opinion
Political Participation by Interest Groups
Political Institutions
Congress: The First Branch of Government
Getting Elected
Congress as a Lawmaking Institution
The President: From Chief Clerk to Chief Executive
Choosing the President
Presidency, Powers and
Practice
The Judiciary
The Courts, The Least
Dangerous Branch?
Economic Inequality and the Bush Tax Cuts
Old Stuff
Campaigns and Elections: Organized Money Versus (Dis)Organized People? NOT ON 2ND MIDTERM