This course schedule is tentative and subject to change. The instructor will inform the class of any significant alterations in the scheduling of quizzes and examinations, and attempt to keep track of changes on the instructor website. The instructor will make all reasonable efforts to keep this schedule as accurate as possible.
| Week | Reading, Quizzes, Examinations, Paper Assignments Due |
| 1 8/14 |
Distribute syllabus and discuss course goals |
| 2 8/17-21 |
Chapters 1 & 2 Quiz1, 8/19 |
| 3 8/24-28 |
Chapters 2 & 3 Quiz 2, 8/26 |
| 4 8/31-9/4 |
Complete Chapter 3 Quiz 3, 9/2 Examination 1, 9/4 Reaction Paper 1 Due, 9/4 |
| 5 9/7-11 |
Chapter 4: Congress |
| 6 9/14-18 |
Quiz4, 9/18 |
| 7 9/ 21-25 |
Chapter 5: The Presidency Quiz5, 9/25 |
| 8 9/28-10/02 |
Chapter 6: The Judiciary Quiz6, 10/02 |
| 9 10/5-9 |
Chapter 7: The Federal Bureaucracy Quiz7, 10/7 Examination2 Reaction Paper2 Due, 10/9 |
| 10 10/12-16 |
Chapter 8: Public Opinion, 10/12 Quiz8, 10/14 Fall Break, 10/16, No Class |
| 11 10/ 19-23 |
Chapter 9: Political Parties, 10/26 Quiz9 |
| 12 10/ 26-30 |
Chapter 10: Interest Groups Quiz 10 |
| 13 11/1-6 |
Chapter 11: Voting, Participation,
and Elections Quiz 11 |
| 14 11/ 9-13 |
Chapter 12: The Media Quiz 12 Third Unit Examination, 9/13 Third Reaction Paper Due, 9/13 |
| 15 11/16-20 |
Chapters 13 & 14 Quiz13 and Quiz 14 |
| 16 11/ 23-27 |
Chapter 15 Quiz 15 |
| 17 11/30-12/4 |
Chapter 16 Quiz 16 Reaction Paper 4 Due, 12/04 |
| Finals Week | Final Examination, Monday, 12/07 from 10:00-12:00 |