Popular vote results for Al Gore in 2000 U.S. Presidential election. (Image courtesy of the Federal Election Commission.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Adam Berinsky
MIT Course Number
17.20
As Taught In
Spring 2004
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This class introduces students to innovative as well as classic approaches to studying U.S. government. The writing assignments will help you explore, through a variety of lenses, statis and change in the American political system over the last three decades. In the end each student will have a solid grounding in our national political institutions and processes, sharper reading and writing skills, and insight into approaching politics critically and analytically.
Other Versions
Other OCW Versions
OCW has published multiple versions of this subject. 