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September 20, 2012
Protected "American Government Lecture Three": lecture is complete; comment on talk page ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))
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September 19, 2012
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→Federal Judiciary: add a few more notes on standing and jurisdiction
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→District Court: remove statement about Whitson v. Knox County that ignores FRCivP 39 and would take too much space to fully explain in a lecture setting
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→Federal Judiciary: explained further
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→Federal Judiciary: add note to consider adding words on standing
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→Court of Appeals: list states in 9th Cir., add USVI to 3rd Cir.
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→District Court: expand paragraph on jury trials and bench trials
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→District Court: add question about a paragraph involving jury trial being conducted against plaintiff's wishes
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→Appellate courts use 3-judge panels: add note about the 9th circuit
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→"All Issues Are Political Issues": add my comments on politics in sports as an idea to flesh out this lecture
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→Political and legal terminology: Ronald Reagan had enormous coattails in the Election of 1980, but less of a coattail effect when he won by an even bigger margin in 1984.
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→"All Issues Are Political Issues": better
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→"All Issues Are Political Issues": improved with more examples
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September 18, 2012
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→The "Media": it is not surprising that elected congressmen tend to be more conservative than elected senators and presidents.
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