- Listened to a presentation by Rachel.
- Practiced interpreting political cartoons.
- Discussed executive privilege and impoundment of funds
- Discussed limits on the president and methods used by presidents to get support for issues.
- Started our study (notes) on the federal bureaucracy.
Homework:
- Read the "Bureaucratic Pathologies" article. Identify categories of problems of the bureaucracy.
- First political cartoon assignment is due on Friday.
- Recommended - Watch the Real West Wing -- link is on Moodle.
- Plan your presentation of your research. The presentation schedule is on the January 31st blog post.
- Read Chapter 13.