STUDY GUIDE FOR INTRODUCTION TO POLITICS

Click below on the topic desired. This will take you to the Web page for that topic. You can study it there or print it. To print it simply hit "print" on the tool bar above.

Please note that this is always a work in progress; thus it may change from time to time relative to what is said in class or is in the assigned readings.

These guides are to help study of the topic at hand and provide terms, ideas, etc. for which you are responsible for in exams. No term, name, etc. will be asked on an exam that is not on these outlines. Ideally you should be able to identify the meaning and significance of any term, idea, etc.  indicated on these study guides. These should become part of your "thinking vocabulary" in thinking about politics. It would generally be wise to print these guides as you go through text and lectures to insure you have an understanding of the items indicated.

Also, ideally, you should come to class with questions concerning items on the guides which you do not understand. This should be done at the time that the subject is under class discussion instead of waiting until just before the exam. Reviewing the text material and the study guides prior to each class will help you to learn more thoroughly, make the classes more interesting and allow for you to fill in gaps of understanding more quickly and efficiently.