1. Introduction to American Government
POLS 1101, Spring 2019
Lead Instructor: Dr. Jamie Monogan
TuTh, Biological Sciences 404E
Early Section: 12:30-1:20. Late section 2:00-2:50.
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 Early Lecture, 12:30-1:20:
Time
Room
Teaching Assistant
22509
8:00
Baldwin G41
Audrey Elliott
22510
9:05
Psychology 304
Mallie Brossett
22513
LeConte 230
22514
10:10
Pedro Goulart
22515
LeConte 341
Greg Hawrelak
22517
11:15
22518
LeConte 322
22520
12:20
Ahmed Simjee
22521
Journalism 515
Ben Ayres
22523
1:25
22524
Journalism 505

9. Teaching Assistants Friday Discussion Sections Late Lecture, 2:00-2:50:
Time
Room
Teaching Assistant
22276
8:00
LeConte 230
Meredith Bennett
22277
9:05
Journalism 509
22279
Journalism 507
Deana Neaves
22280
10:10
Journalism 402
Maggie Rocker
22281
22283
11:15
22284
Journalism 511
Shanshan Lian
22297
12:20
Journalism 510
Bryan Freeman
22298
22299
1:25
22301
Journalism 515
Charlie Carlee

10. 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: Register with Top Hat. Read Maltese, Pika & Shively, pp