Difference between revisions of "American Government - New Topics"
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*[[Political parties|Party]] organization and apparatus | *[[Political parties|Party]] organization and apparatus | ||
*Party platforms | *Party platforms | ||
| − | *Obtaining "the line" on the ballot in [[primary | + | *Obtaining "the line" on the ballot in [[primary election]]s |
*how candidates are nominated | *how candidates are nominated | ||
*how the presidential race is shaping up | *how the presidential race is shaping up | ||
Revision as of 00:59, March 7, 2011
Some or all of these new topics will be addressed when this course is taught in the Fall 2010:
- Party organization and apparatus
- Party platforms
- Obtaining "the line" on the ballot in primary elections
- how candidates are nominated
- how the presidential race is shaping up
- forecasting the midterm elections
- the impact of the Citizens United decision
- concept of the "political machine"
- impact of referenda
- phone-banking and other approaches
- "get out the vote"