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MIT OpenCourseWare
Introduction to the American Political Process
- Instructor
- Prof. Adam Berinsky
- Term
- Spring 2004
- Level
- Undergraduate
- What's inside
- 1 lecture note · 1 reading · 17 other files · 3 web pages
- Materials open
- MIT OCW
Other versions of this course
- 17.20 · Fall 2020 · Study here
- 17.20 · Spring 2004 · Study here (this version)
About this course
Source: MIT OpenCourseWare 17.20 Introduction to the American Political Process, Spring 2004, Prof. Adam Berinsky — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Study order: MIT's own listing order, section by section. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 23, 2026. How RedLectern is built.
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Before you start
Prerequisites are not listed here. Check MIT's own syllabus for this course.
How this course was organized
What's here, and what isn't
- A lecture sequence of 14 items is confirmed. Assignment and exam materials exist too, but MIT's own order for them could not be verified, so they're shown as materials below rather than a sequence.
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- Referenced in a table, but without MIT's own verified order, so it isn't used to claim a sequence.
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Lecture Notes
14 files
- What is the Role of Government? Download
- Understanding Institutions: The Median Voter Theorem Download
- Agenda Setting: The Committee Model (PDF 1) Download
- Agenda Setting: The Committee Model (PDF 2) Download
- Making Legislation: Veto Players Download
- Making Legislation: Ideas and Policy Entrepreneurs Download
- Campaigns and Elections (PDF 1) Download
- Campaigns and Elections (PDF 2) Download
- The Measure and Meaning of Public Opinion Download
- The Structure of Public Opinion Download
- Understanding Public Opinion and American Politics: War and Race Download
- Mobilization of Interests Download
- Participation and the Political System Download
- Conclusions Download
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Course outline
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Lecture 2: Understanding Institutions: The Median Voter Theorem
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Lecture 3: Agenda Setting: The Committee Model
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Lecture 4: Making Legislation: Veto Players
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Lecture 5: Making Legislation: Ideas and Policy Entrepreneurs
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Lecture 6: The Preferences of Policymakers: Elections and Responsiveness
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Lecture 7: Campaigns and Elections
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Lecture 8: The Measure and Meaning of Public Opinion
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Lecture 9: The Structure of Public Opinion
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Lecture 10: Understanding Public Opinion and American Politics: War and Race
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Lecture 11: Mobilization of Interests
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Lecture 12: Participation and the Political System
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Lecture 13: The Welfare Implications of Government
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Lecture 14: Conclusions
MIT OpenCourseWare, Prof. Adam Berinsky, 17.20 Introduction to the American Political Process, Spring 2004.
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