第一部份：引言
Part 1: Introduction and Preliminaries |
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政府的角色是什麼？
What is the Role of Government? |
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第二部份：組織與美國政治
Part 2: Institutions and American Politics |
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了解組織：中位選民理論
Understanding Institutions: The Median Voter Theorem |
說出你區的國會議員是誰和描述你所屬國會選區的特點
Identify your Member of Congress and describe the characteristics of your congressional district. |
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訂定議程：委員會模式
Agenda Setting: The Committee Model |
你區的國會議員參加了那些委員會？
What committees does your Member of Congress belong to? |
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立法：有否決權的人
Making Legislation: Veto Players |
認定你區國會議員所參加的委員會正在審議的一宗法案。該法案現處於立法流程何處？利用講課時討論的ADA和NOMINATE計分表，估算法案何時會通過？
Identify a piece of legislation under consideration by a committee your Member of Congress serves upon. Where is the bill in the legislative process? What is the likelihood it will pass (make use of ADA scores and/or NOMINATE score as discussed in class). |
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立法：意見和政策創新者
Making Legislation: Ideas and Policy Entrepreneurs |
上星期提及的法案源自何處？誰提出法案？提案涉及那些利益團體和政治人物？
Where did the legislation you described last week come from? Who proposed the bill? What interest groups and other political actors were involved in its creation? |
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決策者的偏愛：選舉與反應
The Preferences of Policymakers: Elections and Responsiveness |
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第三部份：民意、選舉與民主
Part 3: Public Opinion, Elections, and Democracy |
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競選活動和選舉
Campaigns and Elections |
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量化民意和釋義
The Measure and Meaning of Public Opinion |
從傳閱的政策列表中，自選一項和定出十條民意調查的發問題目。
Choose a topic of interest to you from the list of policy areas circulated in class. Find 10 polling items that measure opinion in your area of interest. |
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民意結構
The Structure of Public Opinion |
設計一系列的發問題目，用來量化你自選的政策議題。
Write a series of questions designed to measure opinion in your area of interest. |
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了解民意和美國政治：戰爭與種族
Understanding Public Opinion and American Politics: War and Race |
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第四部份：個人利益與政治平等
Part 4: Personal Interests and Political Equality |
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動員利益團體
Mobilization of Interests |
第一份論文有你的自選議題。再次詳述在審訂該法案時要考慮那些政治利益。
Return to the legislation you discussed in your first paper. Describe which political interests are involved in the consideration of the bill. |
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參與與政治體制
Participation and the Political System |
描述你的自選議題涉及的政治動員模式。政治程序中涉及那些人？誰沒有參與？誰人參與影響公共政策會帶來什麼後果？
Describe the patterns of political mobilization surrounding your chosen piece of legislation. Who is involved in the political process? Who is not? What are the consequences of who is involved for the shape of public policy? |
第五部份：美國政治全面觀
Part 5: American Politics: Bringing it all Together |
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福利與政府的關連
The Welfare Implications of Government |
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結論
Conclusions |
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