POL 605: American Politics (Fall 2026)

Course Material
Syllabus
Course Readings

Course Schedule
Class 1 (Aug. 27) - Intro
Class 2 (Sept. 3) - Representation [1]-[3]
Class 3 (Sept. 10) - Representation [4]-[6]
Class 4 (Sept. 17) - Race and Gender [1]-[3]
Class 5 (Sept. 24) - Race and Gender [4], Courts [1]-[2]
Class 6 (Oct. 1) - Courts [3]-[5]
Class 7 (Oct. 8) - Presidency and Bureaucracy [1]-[3]
Class 8 (Oct. 15) - Congress [1]-[3]
Class 9 (Oct. 22) - Congress [4]-[5], The Media [1]
Class 10 (Oct. 29) - The Media [2]-[4]
Class 11 (Nov. 5) - Voting Behavior and Elections [1]-[3]
Class 12 (Nov. 12) - Voting Behavior and Elections [4]-[6]
Class 13 (Nov. 19) - Voting Behavior and Elections [7], State and Local Politics [1]-[2]
Class 14 (Dec. 3) - State and Local Politics [3]-[5]