For Non-American MPA and MPP students
SYLLABUS
Session 1: Introduction, Constitutional Design, Incentive Systems
Session 2: Congress
Session 3: The President
Session 4: The Federal Civil Service
Session 5: U.S. Courts & Legal System
Session 6: The Elections Game: Understanding American Elections
Session 7: Non-state Actors & Policy Influence Activities
Session 8: The Main Contours of American Public Policy
Session 9: The Future/Unanswered Questions
Gary Jacobson, “The Presidential and Congressional Elections of 2020: A National Referendum on the Trump Presidency,” Political Science Quarterly, 136(1): 11-45 (Spring 2021)
Eric Kaufman, "The Rise of Trump," in Whiteshift: Populism, Immigration, and the Future of White Majorities, 2019.
Interesting Facts and Figures on American Government