| WEEK | TOPICS |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction |
| 2 | Micro Public Opinion: Ideology and Opinion Formation |
| 3 | Micro Public Opinion: Cognition, Information, and Knowledge |
| 4 | Micro Public Opinion: Groups, Self-Interest, and Symbolic Politics |
| 5 | Macro Public Opinion and Representation |
| 6 | Party Identification |
| 7 | Social Influence and Context |
| 8 | Political Communication and Media |
| 9 | Political Participation and Voter Turnout |
| 10 | Voting Behavior I: Political Campaigns Preliminary memo on final paper topic due |
| 11 | Voting Behavior II: Vote Choice and Political Accountability |
| 12 | Other Political Participation |
| 13 | Political Inequality and Participation/Policy Feedback Effects Final paper due |