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"Government and Politics in South Carolina" (Maymester, 2008) |
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| Date | Class Topic, Schedule, and Assignments |
May 12 |
Topic: Background and course introduction. Class meets in Gambrell 006. |
May 13 Tuesday |
Preliminary discussion of the Legislature |
May 14 Wed. |
Preliminary discussion of the Governor's Office. |
May 15 Thurs.
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Class begins at 9:00 Meet at the front lobby of the Gressette Building (to go to Room 105) Senate Finance Committee, Mr. Michael Shealy Topic:
The Legislature, The South Carolina Senate and
the Senate Finance Committee
Reading Assignment: Charlie Tyer and Richard
Young, "The South Carolina Legislature", in South Carolina
Government, ch. 8.
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| May 16 Friday
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Class begins at 8:30 Mr. Jay W. Ragley, Executive Director; Mr. Rob Godfrey, Communications Director, S.C. Republican Party |
| May 19 Monday |
Policy Dilemmas facing the state: "The Corridor of Shame" Link to original web site Link to streaming video site Note: some additional data available in Blackboard, "Course Documents" |
| May 20 Tuesday
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9:15 AM: The Democratic Party. Dr. Donald Fowler, S.C. Democratic Party. |
May 21 Wed. |
Class begins at 9:15 -- room 006 -- class will conclude at 11 AM Overview of issues in South Carolina government today. Mr. Andy Brack, Publisher, S.C. Statehouse Report Link to the Report. |
| May 22 Thurs. |
8:00 AM Mr. Joel Sawyer, Communications Director, Governor Mark Sanford Link to Governor's Office Meet at Immaculate Consumption (933 Main Street), downstairs. |
May 23 Friday |
Class begins at 8:45. 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 26 Monday |
Project day... work on individual projects. Available for consultation (make arrangements as needed) |
| May 27 Tuesday |
Class begins at 8:30 Mr. Philip Grose Topic: South Carolina in the Modern Age (lecture); the structure of S.C. Government Reading: Philip G. Grose, "South
Carolina's Perilous Journey: 1916 - 1997, The Evolution of
Governmental Administration in the Twentieth Century."
Philip G. Grose,
"Governmental Restructuring in the Twentieth Century."
Available In notebook. |
May 28 Wed. |
Class begins at 9:00 -- Blatt Building; House Ways and Means Conference Room (Fifth Floor) Meet with House Ways and Means Committee Chairman, Representative Daniel T. Cooper. Link to Chairman Cooper's Web Site. |
May 29 |
Topic: The State's Court System. Class meets at 8:15 AM at the S.C. Supreme Court Building. (class
will conclude shortly before 11:00 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:
Lakefhia McCrea, Petitioner, v. Jafer Gheraibeh,
Respondent.
Reading
Assignment: Steven W. Hays, "South
Carolina's
Judicial System", in South Carolina
Government, ch. 10
Review for Final Examination Link to
Study Guide for in-class examination (now available)
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May 30 Friday |
Start Time: 8:45 AM Final Examination -- In-class Portion. |
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