LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Explain how political scientists construct knowledge and communicate inferences and explanations about political systems, institutional interactions, and behavior.
ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE
Analysis of quantitative and qualitative information (including charts, tables, graphs, speeches, foundational documents, political cartoons, maps, and political commentaries) is a way to make comparisons between and inferences about course countries.
Analyzing empirical data using quantitative methods facilitates making comparisons among and inferences about course countries.
Activity # 1
Video in Class - 200 Countries, 200 Years
Activity # 2
Reading Handout - What's Wrong with Democracy
ASAP - Historical Documents
Author - What do we know about the author?
How does this shape the document?
Setting - What is the context?
What was happening during this time that might have influenced the author?
Audience - Who was this intended for?
How might this have shaped the language of the document?
Purpose - What did the author hope the document would accomplish?
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