introduction to american government
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Introduction to American Government. POLS 1101, Fall 2014 Lead Instructor: Dr. Jamie Monogan MW 12:20-1:20, Instr. Plaza S306 Course Website: http://j.mp/POLS1101 Please download the syllabus. Why study American government?. Who is this?. Who is this?. One more…. In short : - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Introduction to American Government
POLS 1101, Fall 2015Lead Instructor: Dr. Jamie Monogan
MW 1:25-2:15, Instr. Plaza S306
Course Website: http://j.mp/POLS1101
Please download the syllabus.
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Why study American
government?
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Who is this?
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Who is this?
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One more…
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In short:The primary goal of this course is to provide students with a conceptual background they can use to understand and critically analyze what is written in the newspaper or said in the news today, tomorrow, and in the more distant future.
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Teaching Assistants:•Lead Sections•Grade Assignments•Answer Questions•Your first point of contact throughout the semester
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Teaching Assistants:Friday Discussion Sections
Section Time Room Teaching Assistant E-mail10918 8:00MLC 367 Jordan Long [email protected] 9:05ROTC 21 Alyssa Sorenson [email protected] 9:05MLC 367 Samuel Marcotte [email protected] 10:10ROTC 21 Alyssa Sorenson [email protected] 10:10Journalism 502 Samuel Marcotte [email protected] 11:15Journalism 502 George Williford [email protected] 11:15Joe Brown 117 Taylor Holley [email protected] 12:20Joe Brown 117 Taylor Holley [email protected] 12:20Old College 100 Alexander Newell [email protected] 1:25Old College 100 George Williford [email protected] 1:25MLC 147 Alexander Newell [email protected]
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Today’s focus: Collective DilemmasBy the end of this meeting, participants should be able to:
•Describe the role of politics in resolving collective dilemmas.
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Collective Dilemmas
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Politics
• Process of making collective decisions about resource allocation
• Includes creating and enforcing societal rules
• Given competing interests, politics is often conflictual
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For Next Time:
• Download the syllabus. – Read it. – Understand it. – Contact your T.A. if you do not understand a
single sentence, word, or punctuation mark.
• Determine with 100% certainty where you will be on Friday for your discussion section.
• Read Kollman, pp. 11-29. (Through Chap. 1.)