Lecture Notes

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