The Issues
- Campaign 2008: Candidates, Campaigns, and Strategy
- Health Care Reform
- The Media: 24/7 News Coverage and Politics
- The Roberts Supreme Court
- How Congress and the White House Really Work
- Campaign Finance Reform: The Next Step
- Taxes and the Budget: Can a Balance be Struck?
- How Well is "No Child Left Behind" Working?
- Religion and Politics
- Civil Liberties and Rights
- Immigration Reform
Sample Schedule
Each week your schedule will be different. Following is an example of what a week in the American Politics Program might look like:
Monday 9:00am
Class discussion on social programs in preparation of speaker
Monday 1:00pm
Travel with class to Congress to discuss welfare reform with senator
Tuesday 10:30am
Class visit to downtown D.C. lobbying firm to meet speaker
Tuesday 3:00pm
Class discussion and debate on the role of the executive branch in social welfare legislation
Wednesday 8:30am
Former White House correspondent speaks to class on campus
Wednesday 5:30pm
Elective class, "Constitutional Law I: Powers & Federalism"*
Thursday
Internship at House Judiciary Committee
Friday
Internship at House Judiciary Committee
* You may choose an elective class from any AU course offering that fits into your schedule or you may elect to conduct a research project.
Off-campus Seminars
- White House
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Capitol Hill
- National Women's Law Center
- National Press Club
- Federal Election Commission
- American Civil Liberties Union
- Children's Defense Fund
- Cato Institute
- Council for Excellence in Government
- American Enterprise Institute
Recent Guest Speakers
- U.S. Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- U.S. Senator Lisa Murtowski (R-AK)
- U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
- John Podesta, former Chief of Staff, former President Bill Clinton
- Andy Card, former Chief of Staff, former, President George W. Bush
- David Keene, American Conservative Union
Internship
- American Association of Retired Persons
- Democratic National Committee
- Republican National Committee
- Institute of Policy Studies
- Congressional Committees and Subcommittees
- Carmen Group (lobbying firm)
- Sierra Club
- US Chamber of Commerce
- Emily's List
- National Abortion Rights Action League
- National Right to Life Committee
- American Medical Association
- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
- Common Cause
- Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
- Offices of US Senators and Congressional Representatives
- The Heritage Foundation
- Green Party of America
- US Department of Education
- The White House (every administration since President Gerald Ford)
