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Lecture Notes

LEC #TOPICS
Part 1: Introduction and Preliminaries
1What is the Role of Government? (PDF)
Part 2: Institutions and American Politics
2Understanding Institutions: The Median Voter Theorem (PDF)
3Agenda Setting: The Committee Model (PDF 1) (PDF 2)
4Making Legislation: Veto Players (PDF)
5Making Legislation: Ideas and Policy Entrepreneurs (PDF)
6The Preferences of Policymakers: Elections and Responsiveness
Part 3: Public Opinion, Elections, and Democracy
7Campaigns and Elections (PDF 1) (PDF 2)
8The Measure and Meaning of Public Opinion (PDF)
9The Structure of Public Opinion (PDF)
10Understanding Public Opinion and American Politics: War and Race (PDF)
Part 4: Personal Interests and Political Equality
11Mobilization of Interests (PDF)
12Participation and the Political System (PDF)
Part 5: American Politics: Bringing it all Together
13The Welfare Implications of Government
14Conclusions (PDF)

 








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