1. Readings for This Week 이번 주 목요 Quiz 범위 미국의 역사와 정치전통
미국 선거의 역사 (II장만 읽어도 무방함)

2. News Media on the Web & Smart Phone
The Hill ( Washington Politics in details
Meet the Press (Sunday talk show on NBC)
Also, available in your smart phones
National Public Radio (NPR)
Fox News Sunday
sunday/index.html

3. Obama, Congress and Iran

5. Meet your class mates Wednesday!
<30 seconds !!!>
1. Name, Major and Career Goal
2. Any favorite or interesting US presidential candidate and Why?

6. Why American Politics? II
Why do we care about
STUDYING American politics?
“academic perspectives”

7. Why American Politics? II
American Politics as an Area Study (Information)
Issues, Institutions, Ideologies, Interests, etc
How different and similar?
American Politics as International Relations (IR)
The Role of US in world politics
“Peace and Prosperity” issues
American Politics as Comparative Politics
Similar Questions, Different Answers?
Ex) Polarization: US style vs. Korean style

8. American Political History
One of the recurring political traditions in America
“Americans want powerful leadership, yet they
distrust authority and the abuse of power.”
what about other countries?
“Evolving” expectations of the American presidency and government
the impacts of war and trade on presidential power
What about the framers’ view and constitutional approaches?

9. American Presidents. http://www. americanpresidents. org/. http://www