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| | *contrast the two-party system in America with multiple-party systems in other nations, how the power of political parties ebbs and flows with changes in campaign finance and the strength of interest groups like the NRA | | *contrast the two-party system in America with multiple-party systems in other nations, how the power of political parties ebbs and flows with changes in campaign finance and the strength of interest groups like the NRA |
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| − | *cleaning the dirt out of my rectum | + | *elements of a political campaign, including who gets involved and why and how |
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| | + | *the role of the Courts: the "least dangerous branch," or now the most powerful branch of government? |
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| | + | *the U.S. Supreme Court, and how it accepts cases for review and its October through June annual Terms |
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| | + | *administrative law, federal and state agencies, and the most cited U.S. Supreme Court decision: ''Chevron'' |
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| | + | *"strict scrutiny," "intermediate scrutiny," and "rational basis" as three levels for judicial review in civil rights |
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| | + | *[[consumer confidence]] and the effect of the economy on elections |
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| | + | *[[think tank]]s and their influence; example of Robert Rector's analysis of proposed immigration changes |
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| | + | *the [[political benefit]] to a side from promoting a particular policy |
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| | + | *the concept of "[[political capital]]" |
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| | + | *commenting on proposed regulations |
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| | + | *[[FOIA]] |
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| | + | *line-item veto at state level, not at federal level |
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| | + | *office of county commissioner, or [[freeholder]] |
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| | + | *political asylum and example of homeschooling family that fled Germany to the U.S. |
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| | *pundits, talking heads, talk radio, editorials, endorsements | | *pundits, talking heads, talk radio, editorials, endorsements |