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Andrew J. Polsky
Professor, Acting Chair (2008-2009), and Editor, Polity
Hunter College and the Graduate Center, CUNY
Room 1723 Hunter West
Tel. (212) 772-5507
e-mail:  apolsky@hunter.cuny.edu
Office Hours, Fall 2008:  Thursday, 2:00-4:30 PM and by appointment
Teaching Assistant Office Hours and Contact Information, Fall 2008

Curriculum Vitae (Resume) 2008

Course Syllabi

Current and Recent Undergraduate Courses (Hunter College):
POLSC 110 American Government:  A Historical Introduction (Fall 2008)
POLSC 214 Political Parties and Interest Groups (Spring 2008)
POLSC 230 The American Presidency (Spring 2007)
POLSC 301 American Political Thought (Spring 2007)
POLSC 317.12 The American Presidency at War (Spring 2008)
POLSC 317.53 American Political Development (Spring 2006)
POLSC 317.62 Ideas in American Politics
POLSC 321 American Political Economy

Current and Recent Graduate Courses (CUNY Graduate Center):
P SC 71900 American Politics (Fall 2003)
P SC 82602 American Political Development (Spring 2005)


Assignments

POLSC 110 American Government:  A Historical Introduction
Questions for First Exam (Fall 2008)
Questions for Second Exam (Fall 2006)
Questions for Third Exam (Fall 2006)
Exam Grading Guide (Fall 2006)
Paper Assignment:  Letter to a Public Official (Fall 2006)
Grading Guide for Policy Letter Assignment (Fall 2006)
Procedures for Paper Rewrites (Fall 2006)
Revised Course Grading Policy (Fall 2006)

POLSC 214 Political Parties and Interest Groups
Paper Assignment -- Political Parties (Spring 2008)
Paper Assignment -- Interest Groups (Spring 2008)
Mid-Term Examination (Spring 2008)
Exam Grading Guide (Spring 2008)
Instructions for Paper Rewrites (Spring 2008)
Final Examination (Spring 2008)

POLSC 230 The American Presidency
Questions for First Exam (Spring 2007)
Questions for Second Exam (Spring 2007)
Exam Grading Guide (Spring 2007)
Paper Assignment (Corrected) (Spring 2007)
Paper Rewrites (Spring 2007)
Take-Home Final Exam (Spring 2007)
Paper and Take-Home Exam Grading Guide (Spring 2005)

POLSC 301 American Political Thought
Paper Grading Guide (Spring 2007)
Topics for First Paper (Spring 2007)
Topics for Second Paper (Spring 2007)
Topics for Third Paper (Spring 2007)
Instructions for Paper Rewrites (Spring 2007)
Topics for the Fourth Paper (Fall 2007)

POLSC 317.12 The American Presidency at War
Research Paper Assignment (Spring 2008)
Questions for First Exam (Spring 2008)
Exam Grading Guide (Spring 2008)
Instructions for Paper Rewrites (Spring 2004)
Final Exam (Spring 2008)

POLSC 317.53 American Political Development
Topics for First Paper (Spring 2006)
Topics for Second Paper (Spring 2006)
Topics for Third Paper (Spring 2006
Paper Grading Guide (Spring 2006)
Instructions for Paper Rewrites (Spring 2006)

P SC 82601American Political Development
Take-Home Final Exam (Spring 2002)


Tips for Students
Reading Summaries

Paper Writing Guidelines

Integrating Quotations into Papers


For Graduate Students

Writing a Review Essay (Graduate)

How to Prepare for an Academic Career



Working Papers

Andrew J. Polsky, "A Theory of American Partisan Regimes," Philadelphia American Politics Research Seminar, University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, November 1, 2002.