| Date |
Readings, Class Discussions, Assignments |
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Aug 29 - Sept 2 |
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Topic: |
The American Presidency and American Politics |
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Reading: |
Irwin, Ch. 1
Greenstein, Ch. 1 |
| Sept 5 |
Labor Day Holiday - - No Classes |
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Sept 7 |
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Topic: |
Methods of Studying the Presidency |
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Reading: |
Irwin, Ch. 2
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|
Sept 9 and 12 |
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Topic: |
Historical Foundations and Theories of Presidential Power |
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Reading: |
Irwin , Ch. 3 and 4 |
| Sept 14 - 19 |
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| Topic: |
The Presidential Selection Process (Campaigns and Elections) |
| Reading: |
Irwin, Ch. 5 |
| Sept 21 and 23 |
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| Topic: |
Presidential Personality |
| Reading: |
Greenstein, 294-297
http://people.brandeis.edu/~woll/barberpp_files/frame.htm
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| Sept 26 and 28 |
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Topic: |
The Presidency, the Public, and the News Media |
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Reading: |
None |
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Sept 30 and Oct 3 |
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Topic: |
White House Staff, Advising, Decision-Making |
|
Reading: |
None |
|
October 5 and 7 |
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| Topic: |
Congress and the Presidency |
| Reading |
Irwin, Ch. 6 |
| October 12 |
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| Topic: |
The Presidency, Executive Branch, and the Supreme Court
|
|
Reading: |
Irwin, Ch. 7 and 8
|
|
October 14 |
Exam #1 |
| October 17 and 19 |
|
|
|
Topic |
Case Study: Environmental Policy and Climate Change |
Reading:
|
Daynes and Sussman, Introduction |
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October 21-26 |
|
|
Topic: |
The President and American Foreign Policy |
|
Reading: |
Irwin, Ch. 9 |
| October 28 and 31 |
|
| Topic: |
The Vice Presidency |
| Reading: |
None |
| November 2 |
|
| Profile: |
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) |
| Reading: |
Greenstein, Ch. 2
Daynes and Sussman, Ch. 1, pp. 29-36 |
| November 4 |
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| Profile: |
Harry Truman |
|
Reading: |
Greenstein, Ch. 3
Daynes and Sussman, Ch. 1, pp. 36-45 |
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November 7
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|
Profile:
|
Dwight D. Eisenhower (IKE) |
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Reading:
|
Greenstein, Ch. 4 |
| November 9 |
|
| Profile: |
John F. Kennedy |
Reading:
|
Greenstein, Ch. 5
Daynes and Sussman, Ch. 2, pp. 46-56 |
November 11
|
|
| Profile: |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Reading: |
Greenstein, Ch. 6
Daynes and Sussman, Ch. 2, pp. 56-65 |
|
November 14 |
|
|
Profile: |
Richard Nixon |
| Reading: |
Greenstein, Ch. 7
Daynes and Sussman, Ch. 3 |
| November 16 |
|
Profile:
|
Gerald Ford |
Reading:
|
Greenstein, Ch. 8
Daynes and Sussman, Ch. 7 |
November 18
|
|
| Profile: |
Jimmy Carter |
| Reading: |
Greenstein, Ch. 9
Daynes and Sussman, Ch. 4 |
| November 21 |
|
| Profile: |
Ronald Reagan |
| Reading: |
Greenstein, Ch. 10
Daynes and Sussman, Ch. 9
DayD |
| November 23 - 25 |
Thanksgiving Holiday - - No Classes |
| November 28 |
|
| Profile: |
George H.W. Bush |
| Reading: |
Greenstein, Ch. 11
Daynes and Sussman, Ch. 8 |
November 30
|
|
| Profile: |
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton |
|
Reading: |
Greenstein, Ch. 12
Daynes and Sussman, Ch. 5 |
|
December 2 |
|
|
Profile: |
George W. Bush |
|
Reading: |
Greenstein, Ch. 13
Daynes and Sussman, Ch. 10 |
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December 5 |
|
|
Profile: |
Barack Obama |
| Reading: |
Greenstein, Ch. 14
Daynes and Sussman, Conclusion, pp. 238-240 |
|
December 7 |
|
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Topic: |
Evaluating Presidential Performance / Presidential Greatness |
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Reading: |
Greenstein, Ch. 15
Daynes and Sussman, Conclusion |
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December 9 |
Exam #2 1 - 1:50 |
