
course schedule, reading assignments and grading (preliminary draft in PDF format- may change
-- you can take practice quizzes on this site ("Diagnostic quizzes")

Go here to see Minilectures of some of the more difficult topics

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 |
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)