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Notes for 2305 Schedule

 Week One:  **- ** Introduction.  - Natural Rights and the Declaration of Independence.

 Week Two: The U.S. Constitution – Principles  **- ** The United States Constitution.  - Constitutional Principles

 Week Three: The U.S. Legislature - Constitutional Design  - The Legislature: Definition and Historical Background.  - The Legislature - United States Constitutional Design

 Week Four: The Power of the Purse  - Budgeting  - Economic Policymaking

 Week Five: The U.S. Executive - Constitutional Design <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> - The Executive: Definition and Historical Background <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> - The Executive: US Constitutional Design <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> - The White House

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> Week Six: The Power of the Sword <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> - The Bureaucracy <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> - Foreign Policymaking

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> Week Seven: The U.S. Judiciary - Constitutional Design <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> - The Judiciary: Definition and Historical Background. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> - The Judiciary: Constitutional Design.

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> Week Eight: Judicial Review, Rights and Liberties <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> - The Judiciary - Judicial Review and the Current Court <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">- ** Federalist 84, Civil Liberties and the Bill of Rights. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">- ** Civil Rights and The Equal Protection Clause.

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> Week Nine: The Social Safety Net <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> - Social Security <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> - Health Care Policy

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> Week Ten: Elections <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">- ** Elections.

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> Week Eleven: Political Parties <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">- ** Political Parties.

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> Week Twelve: Freedom of Speech and Public Opinion <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> - The Freedom of Speech and Public Opinion.

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> Week Thirteen: Freedom of the Press and the Media <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> - The Freedom of the Press and the Media.

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> Week Fourteen: Freedom of Assembly and Interest Groups <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> - The Freedom to Peacefully Assemble and to Petition Government for a Redress of Grievances and Interests Groups.

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> Week Fifteen: Freedom of Petition and Lobbying