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319-335-2348

timothy-hagle@uiowa.edu

Twitter: @ProfHagle

Fall 2019 Office Hours

Tue & Th: 3:15-4:45

Mailing Address

Dept of Political Science

341 Schaeffer Hall

20 E. Washington Street

The University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa 52242

Posted updated Prelaw FAQ

Posted course evaluations for POLI:3120 and POLI:3113 for Spring 2019

Posted two new books in What I'm Reading

Posted syllabi for Fall 2019 courses (POLI:3101 and POLI:3121)

Posted updates with 2018 election data to all 11 papers in the Iowa Voting Series

Posted Book Information for Fall 2019 Courses

Posted course evaluations for POLI:3101 and POLI:3121 for Fall 2018

New book, Supreme Court Agenda Setting: The Vinson Court, published for Kindle devices and computers with Kindle reader.

My books

Click on one of the courses listed at left to see the information for that course.  Each includes some basic info about the course, book information, and the most recent syllabus for it.

Fall 2019 Book Information

Required and recommended books are ordered through Iowa Book and Supply, but can be obtained from online sources, particularly for older editions which can be used in some instances.  I'll discuss this more during the first class period.

POLI:3101 American Constitutional Law and Politics

Required

Gifis, Stephen H., Barron’s Law Dictionary, 6th edition.  Barron’s Educational Series. ISBN-13: 978-0764143581. (Older editions or other law dictionaries are also fine.)

Strunk, William, Jr. and E. B. White, The Elements of Style, 4th edition.  Allyn and Bacon. ISBN-13: 978-0205309023. 

POLI:3121  The Judicial Process

Required

Baum, Lawrence, The Supreme Court, 13th edition.  CQ Press.  ISBN-13: 978-1-5443-2738-9.  (The 11th and 12th editions are also okay if any are available.)

Carp, Robert A., Kenneth L. Manning, Lisa M. Holmes, and Ronald Stidham, Judicial Process in America, 11th edition.  CQ Press.  ISBN-13: 978-1-5443-1669-7.  (The 9th or 10th editions are also okay if any are available.)

Gifis, Stephen H., Barron’s Law Dictionary, 6th edition.  Barron’s Educational Series. ISBN-13: 978-0764143581. (Older editions are also fine.)

Strunk, William, Jr. and E. B. White, The Elements of Style, 4th edition.  Allyn and Bacon. ISBN-13: 978-0205309023.

Recommended

Rehnquist, William H., The Supreme Court (revised and updated edition). Vintage.  ISBN-13: 978-0375708619.

Woodward, Bob, and Scott Armstrong, The Brethren.  Simon & Schuster.  ISBN-13: 978-0743274029.