POLS 2000:
Introduction to Political Science
Fall 2015
POLS 2000A Syllabus
POLS 2000B Syllabus
Paper Project
Grade Form
Course Overview
Introduction/Ancient Debate
Why Government?
Political Science and Politics
Governments Role in the Economy
How a Bill Becomes a Law
Structures and Institutions
Midterm Exam #1 (9/24/15)
How to Write a Research Paper
Vice President
Reviews
Rational Choice
Marbury v. Madison
Path Dependency
Introduction to Statistics
Candidate Quality
Ordinary Least Squares
Spatial Modeling
Applied Spatial Modeling
Voting Methods
Midterm Exam #2 (11/5/15)
Parties in Congress
Parties in Congress (cont)
Campaign Spending
Campaign Spending (cont)
Paper Due (12/3/15)
