1. Introduction to American Government
POLS 1101, Spring 2018 Lead Instructor: Dr. Jamie Monogan TuTh 2:00-2:50, Instr. Plaza N106 Course Website: Please download the syllabus.

2. Why study American government?

3. Who is this?

4. Who is this?

5. One more…

6. In short:
The primary goal of this course is to provide students with a conceptual background they can use to understand and critically analyze what is written in the newspaper or said in the news today, tomorrow, and in the more distant future.

7. Teaching Assistants:
Lead Sections
Grade Assignments
Answer Questions
Your first point of contact throughout the semester

8. Teaching Assistants: Friday Discussion Sections
Time
Room
Teaching Assistant
22515
8:00
Psychology 120
Mallie Brossett
22523
9:05
22513
Journalism 511
Laura Ann Holland
22518
10:10
22514
Journalism 515
Jeff Auerbach
22510
11:15
22521
Bryan Black
22524
12:20
Journalism 501
Alex Ramsey
22520
Charlie Carlee
22509
1:25
22517
LeConte 341

9. Assignments Download the syllabus.
Read it. Understand it.
Contact your T.A. if you do not understand a single sentence, word, or punctuation mark.
Determine with 100% certainty where you will be tomorrow for your discussion section.
For tomorrow: Read Bullock and Gaddie, Chapter 2.
For Tuesday: Read Maltese, Pika & Shively, pp