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Mid-Term Exam Questions (UPDATED)

Please follow this link to access your mid-term exam: http://tinyurl.com/hemker2010.

Because so many people asked, in addition to all of the other formating requirements, your mid-term should be double spaced.

If you have questions, please e-mail me at fhemker@lbcc.edu

Next Week: Political Parties, Elections, and Interest Groups

For next week, please skip ahead in the syllabus and begin reading Dye's Chapter #7, "Political Parties: Organizing Politics" and Chapter #8, "Campaign and Elections: Deciding Who Governs".

Marbury v. Madison

Please read Chief Justice John Marshall's opinion in Marbury v. Madison (1803).

The decision can be tough sledding so Findlaw has a summary and explanation.

Another brief summary.

Senate Parliamentarian

Faye Fiore and Janet Hook of the L.A. Times have written a very interesting article about the Senate Parliamentarian.