D.+Readings

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==Below you will find links to various articles that go along with the textbook. Read each article and provide a short reflective comment on each in the discussion tab above. Your comments should reference the title of the article, a short summary (2-3 sentences) of the article, and your critical analysis of the author's perspective.==

__**Units 1 and 2 - comment on these articles by the midterm.**__ [|Federalist Excerpts] [|"How Divided Are We?"] [|"Polls are part of the air"] [|"Dirty Little Secrets"] [|"Red State/Blue State"] [|The Decline of Collective Responsibility] [|"America v. Third Parties"][|""Two's Company"] [|"My Vote Means Nothing"] [|"The Market and the Media"] "Washington's Once and Future Lobby[|"] [|"5 Myths About Lobbying"] [|"Lobbying is Democracy in Action"]


 * __Units 3, 4, and 5 - comment on these articles by the final.__**

[|"Why can't Congress get more done"] [|"Pork is still King of the Hill"] [|Presidential Approval Ratings] [|"Restraining the Imperial Presidency"] [|Bureaucracy Article] [|"How the Supreme Court arrives at decisions"] [|"The Supreme Court by William Rehnquist"] [|"The Myth of Strict Constructionism"] [|Justice Souter's Commencement Speech]

Textbook - //Wilson's American Government, 9th Edition// Ch01 The American System of Government Ch02 The Constitution Ch03 Federalism Ch04 Political Culture Ch05 Public Opinion Ch06 Political Participation Ch07 Political Parties Ch08 Elections and Campaigns Ch09 Interest Groups Ch10 Mass Media Ch11 Congress Ch12 Presidency Ch13 Bureaucracy Ch14 Judiciary Ch15 Policymaking Ch16 Economic Policy Ch17 Social Policy Ch18 Civil Liberties Ch19 Civil Rights Ch20 Foreign Policy