Parties

P. S. 330: American Parties and Interest Groups	Dr. Triebwasser Fall 2002

COURSE OUTLINE

This course deals with inputs to the political system. As such, it examines the functioning of political parties, interest groups, campaigns, political finance, the media, lobbying, and political culture within the general perspective of American politics--both public and private.

We will be covering the readings in the course in the following order:

Party Politics in America.
The Idea of a Party System.
The Interest Group Society.
News: The Politics of Illusion.

In addition to these four books, for which all students in the class will be responsible, each student shall choose a candidate for a local, state, or Congressional race; follow the progress of the campaign through interviews, field work, newspaper articles, and television stories; and submit a paper on the campaign of ten typed pages. In addition to covering the campaign, the term paper should link the campaign with the general concepts learned from the texts, lectures, and class discussions throughout the course. The student will also keep a journal of all field work, interviews, relevant telephone calls, etc. and submit this with the term paper. In certain instances, a student--with the prior permission of the instructor--may substitute a term paper using books from the attached Book List. Some students will also be selected to make an oral presentation based on their term paper topic.

In addition to the term paper and possible class presentations , students will be judged on class participation and on a midterm and a final. Should class participation become particularly slack, unannounced quizzes may be given.

Dr. Triebwasser's office is located in Room 010 in the basement of DiLoreto Hall. His office hours are from 12:30 to 1:30, from 4:00 to 5:00, and from 6:30 to 7:00 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays; and by appointment. If you cannot meet with Dr. Triebwasser during his scheduled office hours, do not hesitate to make an appointment with him. His phone number is 832-2970 and his e-mail address is triebwasser@ccsu.edu .

REQUIRED READING

Beck, Paul Allen and Marjorie Randon Hershey. Party Politics in America. Tenth Edition. White Plains, NY: Longman Publishing Group, 2003.

Hofstadter, Richard. The Idea of a Party System: The Rise of Legitimate Oppostion in the United States, 1780-1840. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1969.

Berry, Jeffery M. The Interest Group Society. Third Edition. Reading, MA: Longman, 1997.

Bennett, W. Lance. News: The Politics of Illusion. Fifth Edition. White Plains, NY: Longman Publishers USA, 2002.

BOOK LIST

Adamany, D. W. Campaign Finance in America. 1972.

Alexander, Herbert. Financing Politics: Money, Elections, and Political Reform. Washington: Congressional Quarterly Press, 1976.

Aronson, James. Deadline for the Media: Today's Challenges to the Press, TV and Radio. 1974.

Barber, James David. Citizen Politics. Chicago: Rand McNally Publishing Co., 1972.

Barber, James David. Editor. Power to the Citizen. Chicago: Markham Publishing Co., 1972.

Bauer, Raymond A.; Pool, Ithiel de Sola; and Dexter, Lewis Anthony. American Business and Public Policy. New York: Atherton, 1963.

Beck, Paul A. Party Politics in America. Eighth Edition. Reading: Addison-Wesley Education Publishers, 1997.

Bender, David L. and Leone, Bruno. Series Editors. The Mass Media: Opposing Viewpoints. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press, Inc., 1988.

Benello, C. George and Roussopoulos, Dimitrios. The Case for Participatory Democracy. New York: The Viking Press, 1971.

Bennett, W. Lance. Public Opinion in American Politics. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1980.

Berry, Jeffrey M. Lobbying for the People. Princeton University Press, 1977.

Best, James J. Public Opinion: Micro and Macro. Homewood, Illinois: The Dorsey Press, l973.

Bibby, John F. Politics, Parties, and Elections in America. Second Edition. Chicago: Nelson-Hall Publishers, 1992.

Blank, Robert H. Political Parties: An Introduction. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1980.

Broder, David S. The Party's Over: The Failure of Politics in America . New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1972.

Burnham, W. D. Critical Elections and the Mainsprings of American Politics , 1970.

Cater, D. The Fourth Branch of Government, 1959.

Chubb, John E. and Peterson, Paul E. Editors. The New Direction in American Politics. Brookings Institution, 1985.

Cigler, Allan J. and Loomis, Burdett A. Editors. Interest Group Politics. Third Edition. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press, Inc., 1991.

Clem, Alan L. American Electoral Politics: Strategies for Renewal . New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1981.

Clor, Harry M. Editor. The Mass Media and Modern Democracy . Chicago: Rand McNally College Publishing Company, 1974.

Clotfelter, James and Prysby, Charles L. Political Choices. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1980.

Cobb, Roger W. and Elder, Charles D. Participation in American Politics: The Dynamics of Agenda-Building. Baltimore, Md.: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1972.

Committee on Political Parties of the American Political Science Association. Toward a More Responsible Two-Party System. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1950.

Cook, Rhodes. Race for the Presidency: Winning the 1992 Nomination . Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press, Inc., 1991.

Costikyan, Edward N. Behind Closed Doors: Politics in the Public Interest . New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1966.

Crotty, William J.; and Jacobson, Gary C. American Parties in Decline . Boston, Ma.: Little, Brown and Company, 1980.

Crotty, William. Party Reform. New York: Longman, Inc., 1983.

C-SPAN. 1992-Race to the Nomination: A State-By-State Guide to the Nominating Process. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press, Inc., 1992.

Deakin, James. The Lobbyists. Washington: Public Affairs Press, 1966.

Dexter, Lewis Anthony. How Organizations are Represented in Washington . Indianapolis: BobbsMerrill, 1969.

Diamond, Edwin and Bates, Stephen. The Spot: The Rise of Political Advertising on Television. Revised Edition. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1988.

Dye, Thomas R.; Zeigler, Harmon; and Lichter, S. Robert. American Politics in the Media Age. Fourth Edition. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 1992.

Eckstein, Harry. Pressure Group Politics. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1960.

Edsall, Thomas B. The New Politics of Inequality. New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 1985.

Eldersveld, Samuel J. Political Parties in American Society. Second Edition. New York: Saint Martin's Press, LLC, 2000.

Epstein, Leon. Political Parties in the American Mold. University of Wisconsin Press, 1986.

Fenno, Jr., Richard F. When Incumbency Fails: The Senate Career of Mark Andrews. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 1992.

Flanigan, William H. and Zingale, Nancy H. Political Behavior of the American Electorate. Fifth Edition. Boston, Ma.: Allyn and Bacon, Inc., 1983.

Gant, Michael M. and Luttbeg, Norman R. American Electoral Behavior . Itasca, IL: F. E. Peacock Publishers, Inc., 1991.

Gelb, Joyce; and Palley, Marian Lief. Tradition and Change in American Party Politics. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1975.

Gitelson, Alan R.; Conway, M. Margaret; and Feigert, Frank B. American Political Parties: Stability and Change. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1984.

Goldstein, Michael L. Guide to the 1992 Presidential Election. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press, Inc., 1991.

Goodman, William. The Party System in America. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1980.

Goulden, Joseph C. The Superlawyers. New York: Dell, 1973.

Graber, Doris A. Mass Media and American Politics. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 1980.

Green, John C. and Shea, Daniel M. The State of the Parties. Third Edition. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 1999

Green, Mark J. The Other Government: The Unseen Power of Washington Lawyers. New York: Grossman, 1975.

Greenstein, Fred I. The American Party System And The American People . Second Edition. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1970.

Greenwald, Carol S. Group Power: Lobbying & Public Policy. New York: Praeger, 1977.

Hall, Donald R. Cooperative Lobbying - The Power of Pressure. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1969.

Herring, Pendleton. Group Representation Before Congress. 1929., Reprint. New York: Russell & Russell, 1967.

Herzberg, Donald G., and Peltason, J. W. A Student Guide To Campaign Politics. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1970.

Holloway, Harry and George, John. Public Opinion: Coalitions, Elites, and Masses. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1979.

Holtzman, Abraham. Interest Groups and Lobbying. Macmillan Company, 1966.

Howe, Russell Warren and Trott, Sarah Hays. The Power Peddlers. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1977.

Hrebenar, Ronald J. Parties in Crisis: Party Politics in America . Second Edition. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1984.

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Ippolito, Dennis S. and Walker, Thomas G. Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Public Policy: Group Influence in American Politics. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., PrenticeHall, Inc., 1980.

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