Government and Politics 474 Political Parties Fall 2013 MW 10 00 10 50 Tydings 2109 Prof David Karol dkarol umd edu Tydings 3140P Office Hours Mon 1 30 3 30 PM Parties are a central feature of the American political system but they remain poorly understood In this class we will survey their role in contemporary politics in both political institutions and the electorate We will learn about parties evolution over the course of U S history We will explore topics such as shifts in party coalitions parties evolving structures parties role in policymaking regulation of parties and trends in attitudes about parties Readings Marjorie Randon Hershey Party Politics in America 15th Edition Pearson Longman 2012 David Karol Party Position Change in American Politics Coalition Management Cambridge University Press 2009 Additional readings will be available on ONLINE Office Hours Office hours will be held Mondays 1 30 3 30 and by appointment The professor is reachable at dkarol umd edu Grading and Class Policies Grading Students are responsible for readings and material covered in lecture No late response papers will be accepted There will be a 10 percent penalty for every day the case study assignment is late Points Allocation Course participation 10 these points are based not only on attendance but on being involved in class discussions and section in a way that shows you have done the readings Midterm Exam 23 Six Critical Response Papers One paper no longer than a single spaced page is due for each section of the course due at the beginning of class on the dates listed below 12 Congressional Election Case Study 20 Final Exam 35 The final is cumulative but the emphasis will be on material covered in the second half of the class Academic Honesty Plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty are unacceptable and will be dealt with severely These issues are discussed here http lib guides umd edu content php pid 250224 sid 2065767 Laptops and Cell Phones The use of laptops in this class is strongly discouraged If it is vital that you use a laptop please write me a note explaining your needs The use of cell phones and other electronic devices is not permitted Schedule of Meetings Introduction to Parties 9 04 2013 Introduction to Class What are Parties Hershey Ch 1 What are Political Parties ONLINE Bawn et al Theory of Parties ONLINE 9 09 2013 Parties as the Founders Viewed Them Hofstadter The Idea of a Party System Ch 1 ONLINE Madison Federalist 10 Federalist 50 and Federalist 51 ONLINE 9 11 2013 Parties Legitimated Hofstadter Ch 6 ONLINE FIRST CRITICAL RESPONSE PAPER DUE Parties in the Electorate 9 16 2013 Party Identification and Voting Hershey Ch 6 Party Identification 9 18 2013 Change in Party Coalitions Sundquist Some Hypothetical Scenarios and Realignment A Preliminary Statement Ch 2 3 ONLINE Hershey Ch 7 Party Coalitions and Party Change Karol Party Position Change Ch 3 4 9 23 2012 Split Ticket Voting and Divided Government Causes Frymer Ideological Consensus within Divided Party Government ONLINE Jacobson The Persistence of Democratic House Majorities ONLINE Fiorina Explanations II Do Voters Choose Divided Government ONLINE Ehrenhalt The Natural Majority ONLINE 10 02 2012 The Polarization Debate Fiorina and Levandusky vs Abramowitz and Jacobson ONLINE SECOND CRITICAL RESPONSE PAPER DUE Parties as Organizations 09 25 2013 State and Local Parties Hershey Ch 3 The State and Local Party Organizations 09 30 2013 National Parties Hershey Ch 4 The Parties National Organizations Herrnson National Party Organizations in the Twenty First Century ONLINE 10 02 2013 Informal Party Organization Mayhew on Traditional Party Organizations from Placing Parties ONLINE Masket A Look Inside the Smoke Filled Room ONLINE 10 07 2013 Interest Groups in Party Politics Confessore Welcome to the Machine ONLINE Sinclair Interest Groups as Team Players ONLINE Karol Ch 2 10 09 2013 Parties and Candidate Selection Sub Presidential Races Hershey Ch 9 How Parties Choose Candidates 10 14 2013 Parties and Candidate Selection Continued Maisel Maestas and Stone The Party Role in Congressional Competition ONLINE 10 16 2013 Parties in Presidential Nominations The Evolving System Ceaser excerpts ONLINE Cohen Karol Noel and Zaller The Invisible Primary in Presidential Nominations 1980 2004 ONLINE 10 21 2013 Parties in Presidential Nominations Continued Hershey Ch 10 Choosing the Presidential Nominees Cain and Mullin Competing for Attention and Votes The Role of State Parties in Setting Presidential Nomination Rules ONLINE Norrander Parties and the Presidential Nominating Contest ONLINE THIRD CRITICAL RESPONSE PAPER DUE 10 23 2013 IN CLASS MIDTERM Parties in Government 10 28 2013 Parties in Congress Hershey Ch 13 Parties in Congress and State Legislatures Sinclair Congressional Parties in the Policy Process ONLINE 10 30 2013 Parties in Congress Continued Lee Dividers Not Uniters Presidential Leadership and Senate Partisanship 1981 2004 ONLINE Price Parties and Partisanship ONLINE Price The Housequake ONLINE 11 04 2013 Parties and the Executive Branch Hershey pp 275 277 Aberbach The Executive Branch in Red and Blue ONLINE Skinner Barack Obama and The Partisan Presidency ONLINE 11 06 2013 Parties and Policymaking Binder Elections Parties and Governance ONLINE Sinclair The President and the Congressional Party ONLINE FOURTH CRITICAL RESPONSE PAPER DUE Party Reform 11 13 2013 Party Reform The Progressive Era McGerr The Decline of Popular Politics Ch 1 3 ONLINE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION CASE STUDIES DUE IN CLASS TODAY 11 18 2013 Machine Politics Daley The Last Boss Film Lyford Candidate ONLINE Manning The Slatemaking Saga of Democrats without Daley ONLINE 11 20 2013 Party Reform The Modern Era Clark and Wilson Incentive Systems A Theory of Organizations ONLINE NY Times articles on Party Selected Judges in New York ONLINE Keeter Funk and Kennedy Deaniacs and Democrats ONLINE 11 25 2013 Regulation of Parties Peltason Constitutional Law for Political Parties ONLINE California Democratic Party v Jones 2000 Washington State Grange v Washington Republican Party 2008 New York State Bd Of Elections v Lopez Torres 2008 ONLINE FIFTH CRITICAL RESPONSE PAPER DUE The Two Party System in Perspective 12 04 2013 The Two Party System and American Electoral Institutions Hershey Ch 2 The American Two Party System Scarrow Duverger s Law Fusion and the Decline of American Third Parties ONLINE Timmons v Twin Cities Area New Party 1997 ONLINE 12 06 2013