MIT OpenCourseWare
Introduction to the American Political Process
- Instructors
- Prof. Asya Magazinnik, Zeyu Chris Peng
- Term
- Fall 2020
- Level
- Undergraduate
- What's inside
- 4 exams · 2 readings · 36 other files · 5 web pages
- Materials open
- MIT OCW
Other versions of this course
- 17.20 · Fall 2020 · Study here (this version)
- 17.20 · Spring 2004 · Study here
About this course
Source: MIT OpenCourseWare 17.20 Introduction to the American Political Process, Fall 2020, Prof. Asya Magazinnik, Zeyu Chris Peng — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Study order: none is claimed; materials are grouped by MIT's own sections. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 23, 2026. How RedLectern is built.
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Lecture Slides
21 files
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Lecture Slides 2: Sources of American Discontent Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Lecture Slides 3: Representation and Responsiveness Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Lecture Slides 4: Collective Action and Interest Groups Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Lecture Slides 5: Electoral Geography Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Lecture Slides 6: Introduction to Institutional Analysis Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Lecture Slides 7: The Constitution Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Lecture Slides 8: Congress I Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Lecture Slides 9: Congress 2 Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Lecture Slides 10: The Presidency Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Lecture Slides 11: The Bureaucracy Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Lecture Slides 12: The Judiciary Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Lecture Slides 13: Parties Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Lecture Slides 14: Federalism Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Lecture Slides 15: The Rational Voter? Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Lecture Slides 16: Microfoundations of Public Opinion Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Lecture Slides 17 and 18: Retrospective Voting and Partisanship Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Lecture Slides 19: Polarization Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Lecture Slides 20: Money in Politics Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Lecture Slides 21: Gender Politics Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Lecture Slides 23: Racial Politics Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Lecture Slides 25: Immigration Download
Recitation Slides
11 files
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Recitation Slides 1: Sources of American Discontent Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Recitation Slides 2: Collective Action and Interest Groups Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Recitation Slides 3: Rational Choice Theory; The Constitution Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Recitation Slides 4: Congresspeople and Congress Lawmaking Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Recitation Slides 5: The Presidency Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Recitation Slides 6: The Court and Political Parties Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Recitation Slides 7: Rational Voters Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Recitation Slides 8: Partisanship and American Political Divide Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Recitation Slides 9: Research Paper Workshop Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Recitation Slides 10: Money, Gender, and Politics Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Recitation Slides 11: Incarceration and Political Participation Download
Assignments
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Assignments: Paper 1 Student Example Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Assignments: Paper 2 Student Example Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process, Assignments: Paper 1 Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process, Assignments: Paper 2 Download
Final Exam
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Final Exam Example: Biden's Climate Change Policy Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Final Exam Example: Consequences of Universal Suffrage Download
- 17.20F20 Introduction to the American Political Process Final Exam Example: Federalism Download
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