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In Week 3 powerpoint, Mod 1, part 2, slide 22

Discussion Question - Should the electoral college be eliminated or modified?

1. What is the purpose and value of the Electoral College to American Democracy?
a. To ensure a consensus. A candidate must be liked by ‘most’ of the country.
2. What are the problems and how serious are they?
a. Winner take all - even if California winner wins by one vote, all the votes go to the
winner; loser can win; instead of percentage base, whoever wins state election
takes all the state’s votes
b.
3. Do the problems outweigh the benefits and values?
a.
4. Is direct popular vote election the answer? Might this approach bring its own problems?
a. No
5. Clicker opinion poll
a.
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Class discussion

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Impeachment

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Week one contents

- Introductory comments
- Mutual expectations
- Blackboard
- Syllabus
- Clickers
- Fundamental concepts of US government
- Frontline - Credit card Game
- D of I and constitution
- F

Buy two books, the third not available till later:

1. Ni, Anna and Van Wart, Montgomery, Building Business—Government Relations: A

Skills Approach. New York: Rutledge (2016). ISBN 978-0-765-64007-9.

2. Wilson, James Q, American Government, Brief Version. New York: Wadworth

Cengage. (2012) ISBN 11-978 495 906678-0

3. McWeeney, Thomas G, Making a Difference (Custom Edition); (not available until May).
San Diego: Birksdale Publishers (2019). NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL MID OCTOBER.

Clicker quizzes will cover in-class presentations and discussions.

Midterms will cover in-class material and book material.