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Introduction to American Government POLS 1101, Fall 2014 Lead Instructor: Dr. Jamie Monogan MW 12:20-1:20, Instr. Plaza S306 Course Website: http://j.mp/POLS1101 Please download the syllabus. Why study American government? Who is this? Who is this? One more… In short: The primary goal of this course is to provide students with a conceptual background they can use to understand and critically analyze what is written in the newspaper or said in the news today, tomorrow, and in the more distant future. Teaching Assistants: • Lead Sections • Grade Assignments • Answer Questions • Your first point of contact throughout the semester Teaching Assistants: Friday Discussion Sections Section 81016 81017 81019 81021 81022 81023 81024 81025 81026 81027 81036 Time Room 8:00MLC 245 9:05MLC 153 9:05MLC 147 10:10Park Hall 116 10:10Park Hall 115 11:15Caldwell 206 11:15ROTC 21 12:20MLC 251 12:20MLC 247 1:25MLC 147 1:25MLC 253 Teaching Assistant Shannon Jackson Shannon Jackson Jordan Long Tara Trask Jordan Long Tara Trask Alexander Newell Alexander Newell George Williford Bryan Black George Williford E-mail [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Today’s focus: Collective Dilemmas By the end of this meeting, participants should be able to: • Describe the role of politics in resolving collective dilemmas. Collective Dilemmas Politics • Process of making collective decisions about resource allocation • Includes creating and enforcing societal rules • Given competing interests, politics is often conflictual For Next Time: • Download the syllabus. – Read it. – Understand it. – Contact your T.A. if you do not understand a single sentence, word, or punctuation mark. • Determine with 100% certainty where you will be on Friday for your discussion section. • Read Kollman, pp. 11-29. (Through Chap. 1.)