Political Science
In keeping with equity, I have decided to take it down a notch for this final exam. You all have shown an excellent performance in submitting a lot of writing assignments. I am not sure if you realize, but the average was 2-3 pages a week including discussion boards and response papers etc. We have written on a variety of topics and explored many issues.
For the final, I want you to write a total of 4 pages. This includes the following three components:
1) Write one page on a topic that truly inspired your thought, what did you find thought provoking.
2) Write one page describing what topic you disliked the most and why.
3) Finally, write 2 pages on what you learned in the course overall. What I mean by this is, we covered a lot of information, I want you to think about what you truly learned and how this course has helped you understand the political world.
Submit this in a word document as an attachment here.
You have until the night of the 14th to submit the final exam. You will be graded on your detailed response.
Including the topics we have went over through the semester.n
tConcepts and Ideologies
Week #1- 8/17 – Introduction / The State (Read Ch. 1) (Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau)
Week #2– 8/24 – Power and Authority (Read Ch. 2) (Machiavelli???)
Week #3– 8/31 – Democracy / Freedom and Justice (Read Ch. 2) (Plato Allegory)
Week #4– 09/07- Traditional Ideologies – Liberalism and Cons. – (Read Ch. 3) Response #1 Due on 9/13 (9/7) Labor Day
Week #5– 09/14-Traditional Ideologies – Socialism, Fascism, Anarchism – (Read Ch. 3) Week #6– 09/21- Economics and Economic Systems (Ch. 8) (Marx and Smith Readings)Part #2 Comparative Politics
Week #7– 09/28-Institutions, Weak and Strong States (Read Ch. 4) (Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid)
Week #8– 10/05-Law, Constitutions, and Federalism (Read Ch. 4) / Mid Term Exam #1 10/11
Week #9– 10/12- Legislatures and Bureaucracies (Read Ch. 7) (Reading Weber???)
Week #10– 10/19-Civil Society and Political Culture (Read Ch. 5) Response #2 Due 10/25Part #3 Global Politics
Week #11– 10/26 – Global Politics – Historical Context and The State System (Read Ch. 9) Week #12– 11/02 – Traditional Theories in Global Politics – Realism and Liberalism – (Read Ch. 9)
Week #13– 11/09 – Critical Approach to Understanding Global Politics (Read Ch. 9) (Globalization) (11/11 Veterans Day)
Week #14– 11/16 – Security and the State System – National Security, Interests, Terrorism – (Read Ch. 9) Response #3 Due 11/22
Week #15– 11/30 – Foreign Policy and Diplomacy (Handout)
Week #16– 12/07 – Human Rights and Humanitarian Intervention
