Difference between revisions of "American Government - New Topics"
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| − | Some or all of these new topics will be addressed when this course is taught in the Fall | + | Some or all of these new topics will be addressed when this course is taught in the Fall 2012: |
*[[Political parties|Party]] organization and apparatus | *[[Political parties|Party]] organization and apparatus | ||
| + | *the [[Super PAC]] | ||
*Party platforms | *Party platforms | ||
*Obtaining "the line" on the ballot in [[primary election]]s | *Obtaining "the line" on the ballot in [[primary election]]s | ||
Revision as of 21:32, July 7, 2012
Some or all of these new topics will be addressed when this course is taught in the Fall 2012:
- Party organization and apparatus
- the Super PAC
- 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"