U.S. Politics
Poli 102, fall 2008
Phone: 201-200-3259 Email: fmoran@njcu.edu

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Course Description: This course introduces students to American government and politics. We focus primarily on the structure, processes, and participants of the national government, although we will spend some time on state and local issues as well. Throughout our investigation of these elements of political life we'll also emphasize ways in which we can interact and participate in American political life.

Useful Links Philsophical Foundations Declaration of Independence Articles of Confederation Madison's Notes to the Constitutional Convention Antifederalist writings Patrick Henry's Speeches on ratification debates Federalist Papers US Constitution New Jersey Constitution Civil Liberties Flag Burning Civil Rights Prison Population Data Human Rights Watch data on race and prison Sentencing Project data on race and prison Income Data from Census 2005 Poverty Rates Unemployment Rates Infant Mortality Rates Life Expectancy Racial Segregation in US Cities Racial Segregation in US   U.S. Census Bureau 2005 American Community Survey For help in accessing Bureau of the Census Data sets, here's a helpful pdf file explaining some of the tricks of the trade. CensusScope data analysis The War US Casualties in Iraq Iraq Body Count Cost of the War in Dollars The Budget US National Debt clock Public Debt Budget Review Simulation 2008 Presidential Election Washington Post candidate list D.C. Political Report Politics1 President '08 Links Political Gateway Polls for Dem and Republican nominees State by State polls for presidential nominee contests Interactive Electoral College Map* *when you get to the site, use the dropdown menu to select "all neutral," then click on a state once for it to count Republican, twice for Democratic. Try to map out a winning strategy for your candidate with a rationale for success. Election Law Lecture Powerpoints* *some of these are also available as .pdf files of the powerpoints, so you only need the free adobe reader to open and view the documents. Once you open them, go to the "View" menu and select "rotate" and then "rotate clockwise" and you'll get them in a normal view. You can get some free powerpoint templates here. Overview Power The Founding Period Constitutional Convention Antifederalists Federalism Public Opinion Voting and Elections Political Parties Interest Groups Congress Congress Presidency1 Presidency2 Bureaucracy Judiciary Federalism State Government Civil Liberties Participation Register to Vote Newspapers Atlanta Journal-Constitution Baltimore Sun Boston Globe Chicago Tribune Christian Science Monitor Dallas Morning News Houston Chronicle Los Angeles Times New York Times Philadelphia Inquirer St. Louis Post-Dispatch USA Today Wall Street Journal Washington Post Washington Times Media Ownership For other papers not on the list try: Newspaper Association of America Other News Media ABC News Associated Press BBC World News CNN CBS News Electronic Policy Network Fox News MS-NBC The Nation National Review Newsweek PBS Policy.com Reuters Time Magazine US News & World Report Urban Legend Debunking Institutions National Government Executive White House Department of Defense Department of Justice National Center for Health Statistics Federal Election Commission Fed World Info Network FirstGov Legislature House of Representatives Library of Congress Senate Track legislation Judiciary Supreme Court Oral Arguments archive and virtual tour NJ State Government New Jersey Legislature New Jersey Government NJ childcare Government-Related Political Sites AllPolitics.com Congressional Quarterly The Hill Roll Call Supreme Court cases Interest Groups Prisoner's Dilemma explained Play Prisoners' Dilemma NRA AARP National Beer Wholesalers NAACP Lobbyists Issues Domestic Incarceration Rates and Race Incareration Rates (Global) War on Drugs cost Poverty Rates Poverty Programs Gov Benefit Programs Foreign US expansion maps AIDS Rates in Africa Urban density Unemployment rates by country Global Poverty Global Per Capita Income Rates Global per capita GDP rank Global Population Trends Tropical Deforestation Rates Global Warming Nuclear Proliferation Chemical & Biological Weapons Other Political Sites Public Interest Groups Center for Responsive Politics Project Vote Smart Interest Groups lists by issue Population Trends Presidential Speeches (includes audio clips of Presidents going all the way to Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison). Political Parties Democratic National Committee Green Party Republican Party Other Third Parties Political Humor Doonesbury Get Fuzzy Pearls Before Swine The Daily Show Colbert Report This Modern World Diversions Free Rice Game* *play a vocab game to donate rice to poorer regions of the world. Fun with Math 1 Condensed Classics Cognitive Dilemma1 Cognitive Dilemma2 Cognitive Dilemma3 Optical Illusions Sense Challenge Personality Quiz Flaming Cursor! Getting Perspective Got the time? Weirdly cool Open Sesame Games Throw Paper! World's Hardest Game Penguin Extreme Hamster Flight Helicopter Vector Tower Defense Catapult Trebuchet Bubblewrap pop Four Square Mr. Picassohead Impending Doom Quiz Waste lots of time IntroGame

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