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Introduction to American Government

Introduction to American Government. POLS 1101, Fall 2014 Lead Instructor: Dr. Jamie Monogan MW 12:20-1:20, Instr. Plaza S306 Course Website: http://j.mp/POLS1101 Please download the syllabus. Why study American government?. Who is this?. Who is this?. One more…. In short :

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Introduction to American Government

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  1. Introduction to American Government POLS 1101, Fall 2014 Lead Instructor: Dr. Jamie Monogan MW 12:20-1:20, Instr. Plaza S306 Course Website: http://j.mp/POLS1101 Please download the syllabus.

  2. Why study American government?

  3. Who is this?

  4. Who is this?

  5. One more…

  6. In short: The primary goal of this course is to provide students with a conceptual background they can use to understand and critically analyze what is written in the newspaper or said in the news today, tomorrow, and in the more distant future.

  7. Teaching Assistants: Lead Sections Grade Assignments Answer Questions Your first point of contact throughout the semester

  8. Teaching Assistants:Friday Discussion Sections

  9. Today’s focus: Collective Dilemmas By the end of this meeting, participants should be able to: • Describe the role of politics in resolving collective dilemmas.

  10. Collective Dilemmas

  11. Politics • Process of making collective decisions about resource allocation • Includes creating and enforcing societal rules • Given competing interests, politics is often conflictual

  12. For Next Time: • Download the syllabus. • Read it. • Understand it. • Contact your T.A. if you do not understand a single sentence, word, or punctuation mark. • Determine with 100% certainty where you will be on Friday for your discussion section. • Read Kollman, pp. 11-29. (Through Chap. 1.)

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