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Welcome to Government 710!   This is the home page for Government 710: Seminar in American Politics.  All students should check this page regularly for updates, assignments, and tips on how to do better on papers and exams.

Syllabus  Consider this web syllabus your "real" syllabus.  It has all the readings and web assignments.  Make sure to look over it and the course requirements carefully.
Course Requirements
Office Hours: Monday and Thursday 3:25-5:55pm and Wednesday 4:50-5:50 in  Ward 228.  If I'm not there, you may also find me at the Wagshall's in the lobby of the Ward building (feel free to come sit and chat) or I may be on my way back from my undergraduate class in the basement of Ward.  If my hours are not convenient, please make an appointment or contact me through email at dlublin@american.edu or at (202) 885-2913.
Term Papers and Exams
Citations: a short guide for the perplexed.
Writing Tips: make your paper more professional (and possibly get a better grade?)
Using Excel and Quattro Pro  Unfamiliar with spreadsheets?   Check out this page.  I am also happy to help students learn how to use one of these programs on an individual basis.
Class Planner
Class Preparation Assignments  I will occasionally post links here and on the web syllabus to pages containing questions to help you prepare for class.  Other class preparation assignments may involve surfing the web for information to make class discussions more lively and interesting.
Pluralism and Elite Behavior
Participation
Partisanship
Congressional Elections
Formal Models
The Media
Candidate Characteristics
Racial Redistricting
Realignment

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The views and opinions expressed in this page are strictly those of the page author. The contents of this page have not been reviewed or approved by the American University. If you have any questions about this page, please email David Lublin at dlublin@american.edu. This page was last updated on August 26, 2002.