Articles
Chapter 1- Who Governs---The Establishment? NYTimes 2/10/08
***Federalism- Devolution Revolution NYTimes Magazine**** (EXCELLENT ARTICLE)
Federalism- extended the Courts, Congress the ADA
Federalism- Congress, the States and Voting
Polical Culture- Women Leaders? NYTimes 2/10/08
Political Culture Why do we participate- Self Interest
***Political Culture Red v. Blue America*** (Excellent Article)
Political Parties- Superdelegates, Clinton and Obama
***Political Parties Culture- The Very, Very Personal***(Must Read—Scarily True)
Political Parties Culture- The White Male Democrat? Vote
Elections
Getting around the Rules- 527 Groups
Where the Big Money comes from
Limits on Campaign Finance Reform
Media
Media bias based on the customer base?
Reading statistics in the Media
Interest Groups
The Positive Spin on Interest Groups
Interest Groups and Corruption
Congress
Bipartisan Organizations w/in Congress (CRS)
Executive
Management Style (humorous—at least I thought so)
President as Party Chief
Executive Privilege and Secrecy
Recess Appointments-Avoiding the Senate
Executive, Oversight and Congress
Trying to get (regain) the Line-Item Veto
Bureaucracy
White
House taking control of the Bureaucracy
How
to Ensure you DON’T get in Trouble!- Passing the Buck