| Date |
Readings, Class Discussions, Assignments |
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August 25-29 |
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Topic: |
The Presidency and American Politics |
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Reading: |
Pika and Maltese, Ch. 1; Jones, Ch. 1 and 2; Genovese, Ch. 1 and 2; Ellis and Nelson, Reading #1 |
| September 1 |
Labor Day Holiday |
| September 3 |
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| Topic: |
Methods of Studying the Presidency and Conceptualizing Presidential Leadership |
| Reading: |
Genovese, Ch. 3-6 |
| September 5 and 8 |
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Topic: |
Presidential Personality |
| Reading: |
Pika and Maltese, Ch. 4; Genovese, Ch. 7-9; Ellis and Nelson, Reading #11 |
|
September 10-15 |
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Topic: |
The Presidential Selection Process |
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Reading: |
Pika and Maltese, Ch. 2; Jones, Ch. 3 |
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September 17 |
Group: Ellis and Nelson, Reading #2 |
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September 19 |
Groups: Ellis and Nelson, Reading #3 |
| September 22 |
Class Discussion: Presidential Campaign 2008 |
| September 24 and 26 |
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Topic: |
The Public President |
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Reading: |
Pika and Maltese, pp. 93-120; Genovese, Ch. 11 |
| September 26 |
Group: Ellis and Nelson, Reading #6 |
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September 29 and October 1 |
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Topic: |
The President and the Media |
| Reading: |
Pika and Maltese, pp. 120-137; Genovese, Ch. 12 and 13 |
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October 1 |
Group: Ellis and Nelson, Reading #5 |
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October 3 |
First Exam |
| October 6-10 |
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Topic: |
White House Staff, Advising, Decision Making |
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Reading: |
Pika and Maltese, Ch. 6; Jones, Ch. 5 |
| October 10 |
Group: Ellis and Nelson, Reading #10 |
| October 11-14 |
Fall Break |
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October 17-22 |
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Topic: |
The President, the Congress, and the Legislative Process |
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Reading: |
Pika and Maltese, Ch. 5; Jones, pp. 109-118 |
| October 22 |
Group: Ellis and Nelson, Reading #4 |
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October 24 and 27 |
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| Topic: |
The President and the Policy Making Process |
| Reading: |
Pika and Maltese, Ch. 8 and 9; Jones, pp. 119-138 |
| October 27 |
Group: Ellis and Nelson, Reading #9 |
| October 29 and 31 |
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Topic: |
The Environmental Presidency |
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Reading: |
Dennis Soden, ed., The Environmental Presidency, Ch. 1 and 10 on reserve at the University Library
Byron W. Daynes and Glen Sussman, "Comparing the Environmental Policies of Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush" in Anthony Eksterowicz and Glenn Hastedt, eds. The Presidencies of George Herbert Walker Bush and George Walker Bush (2008) on reserve at the University Library |
|
November 3-7 |
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Topic: |
The President and Foreign and Defense Policy |
| Reading: |
Pika and Maltese, Ch. 10; Genovese, Ch. 25-28 |
| November 7 |
Group: Ellis and Nelson, Reading #7 |
| November 10 |
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| Profile: |
John Kennedy |
| November 12 |
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| Profile: |
Lyndon Johnson |
| November 14 |
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| Profile: |
Richard Nixon |
| November 17 |
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| Profile: |
Jimmy Carter |
| November 19 |
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| Profile: |
Ronald Reagan |
| November 21 |
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| Profile: |
George Herbert Walker Bush |
| November 24 |
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| Profile: |
Bill Clinton |
| November 26-30 |
Thanksgiving Holiday |
| December 1 |
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| Profile: |
George Walker Bush |
| Reading: |
Pika and Maltese, Ch. 11 |
| December 3 |
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Topic: |
Evaluating Presidential Performance |
| Reading: |
Jones, Ch. 7; Genovese, Ch. 29-32; Ellis and Nelson, Reading #12 |
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December 5 |
Second Exam |
