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"Government and Politics in South Carolina" (Maymester, 2009) |
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| Date | Class Topic, Schedule, and Assignments |
May 11 |
Topic: Background and course introduction. Class meets in Business Administration 463. |
May 12 Tuesday |
Preliminary discussion of the Legislature and the Legislative Process. Distribution of the "Legislative Observation" project assignment. Assignment: Charlie
Tyer and Richard
Young, "The South Carolina Legislature", in South Carolina
Government, ch. 8.
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May 13 Wed. |
Preliminary discussion of the Courts in South Carolina. |
May 14 Thurs.
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Tour of State House (Optional) -- meet at 9:15 AM Topic: The State's Court System. Class meets at 10:00 AM at the S.C. Supreme Court Building. (class
will conclude no later than 11:30 AM)
1231
Gervais Street (across from the Capitol Building)
Link
to biography of Justice Costa M. Pleicones.Link to brief description of the role of the Supreme Court. Case heard:
The State, Respondent, v.
Johnny Rufus Belcher, Appellant.
Reading
Assignment: Steven W. Hays, "South
Carolina's
Judicial System", in South Carolina
Government, ch. 10
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| May 15 Friday
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No in-class meeting -- work on project... schedule legislative observation... |
| May 18 Monday |
First discussion of the Executive Branch in South Carolina Reading Assignment: Luther F. Carter and Richard Young, "The Governor in South Carolina" in South Carolina Government, ch. 9. |
| May 19 Tuesday
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Discussion of Administration of South Carolina Government in the Twentieth Century. Reading Assigment: Philip Grose, "Government Restructuring in the Twentieth Century." coming. |
May 20 Wed. |
Mr. Andy Brack, S.C. Statehouse Report. Link to Site Off-campus meeting. |
| May 21 Thurs. |
Topic: The Controversy over Education: "The Corridor of Shame" Link to site here. |
May 22 Friday |
No in-class meeting -- work on project and finish legislative observation paper. |
May 25 Monday |
Legislative Observation Project Papers due no later than today. Meet in Regular Classroom, per e-mail message. |
| May 26 Tuesday |
Five Points Site Topic: S.C. Republican Party. (Link to SC Republican Party) Mr. Jay W. Ragley,
Executive Director.
Topic: Interest Groups and
Lobbying.Reading Assignment: Robert T. Bosch,
"Interest Groups in South Carolina", in South Carolina Government, ch. 13.
Guests: Mr.
Steve Fooshe |
May 27 Wed. |
Five Points Site S.C. Democratic Party (Link to SC Democratic Party) Mr. Jay Parmley, Executive Director |
May 28 |
8:00 AM! Immaculate Consumption (Main Street) Mr. Joel Sawyer, Director of Commications, Governor Mark Sanford. |
May 29 Friday |
Study Guide for Examination Here Start Time: 8:30 AM Final Examination -- In-class Portion. |
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