Articles

Example Bureaucracy Governs                        

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

Camp finance Reform 2003

Where the Big Money comes from

Democratic White Male Voters

Campaign Finance History

Limits on Campaign Finance Reform

Marketing a Candidante

Gerrymandering Congress

 

Media

The Media and the White House

Media bias based on the customer base?

Reading statistics in the Media    

Leaks in the Media

Background Spin

 

Interest Groups

The Positive Spin on Interest Groups

Think Tank History

Interest Groups and Corruption

 

Congress

Majority Party Perks

Committee Chairs

Pork

Pork Barrel

Caucus

Rules

Rules 2007

Senate and the Filibuster

Congress and the Executive

Congress and the Courts

Public Approval of Congress

Bipartisan Organizations w/in Congress (CRS)

Tactics w/in Congress

 

Executive

Power to Persuade

Executive- The Bully Pulpit

President as Salesman

Management Style (humorous—at least I thought so)

President as Party Chief

Role of the Advisor

Who Declare’s War?

Secrecy in the White House

Executive Privilege and Secrecy

Executive Orders

Changing Rules

Executive and the Senate

Recess Appointments-Avoiding the Senate

Executive v. Congress

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

More Rule Changes

Caught in the Middle- INS

Don’t Criticise the Boss---Unless

Keeping it Secret-