Syllabus --
course schedule, reading assignments and grading (preliminary draft in PDF format- may change
Extra Credit
How to Get an A in this class
Textbook Website
-- you can take practice quizzes on this site ("Diagnostic quizzes")
Objectives (study guides) for:
Mini-Lectures
Go here to see Minilectures of some of the more difficult topics
Internet Readings:
Internet readings as found in the study guides and course schedule, including the following
you may need your student ID number to view some of these
| Read by | Title | Source | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ch. 4 | “The Inquisition….” | Christian Science Monitor, 8/28/2003 | Susan Dunn |
| Ch. 5 |
“Report Cites Life-Span…” | St. Louis Post Dispatch, 3/24/2004 | Chaka Ferguson |
| Ch. 5 |
Racial Gap / Black drivers... |
St. Louis Post, 6/2/2010 you can search by county in this page |
Tim O'Neil |
| Ch. 7 | The Fiction Behind Torture Policy | Newsweek, 8/4/2008; p11 | Dahlia Lithwick |
| Ch. 16 | "Paying More, Living Less" | St. Louis Post Dispatch, 8/27/2003 | Editorial |
| Ch. 17 | “What Would Jesus Tax?” | St. Louis Post Dispatch, 8/3/03 | Kevin Horrigan |
| Ch. 17 (optional) | "A fix but no cure..." | BBCNews.com, 6/3/2004 | Imogen Foulkes |
Required Texts and Materials
Ginsberg, Lowi and Weir; We the People. The textbook offers web exercises and study questions (in addition to my study guide) at: www.wwnorton.com
The Federalist Papers #10 and #51 (in the Appendix of the text) --for help on these essay, see the sites linked on my webpage
Articles on reserve at the SCC library include:
Missouri Voters Handbook , 10th ed. (for the online MO Government Quiz)
Palast, Greg. The Best Democracy Money Can Buy. (selected pages)