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Twitter: @ProfHagle
Fall 2022 Office Hours
Tue & Th: 4:45-6:15
Mailing Address
Dept of Political Science
341 Schaeffer Hall
20 E. Washington Street
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa 52242
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Posted two books in What I'm Reading
Posted book info for Fall 2022 courses
Posted five new (SF) books in What I'm Reading
Posted book info for Spring 2022 courses
Posted New Paper 12 in Iowa Voting Series on party changes
Posted updated Prelaw FAQ for UI students
Posted updates with 2020 data for Iowa Voting Series papers 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 11
Posted updates with 2020 data for Iowa Voting Series papers 2, 3, and 4
Posted update with 2020 data for Iowa Voting Series Paper 1 (registration statistics)
Posted update with 2020 data for Iowa Voting Series Paper 10 (absentee days)
Published updated and expanded edition of Prelaw Advisor in paperback and for Kindle readers
New book, Riding the Caucus Rollercoaster 2020, published in paperback and for Kindle readers.
New book, Supreme Court Agenda Setting: The Vinson Court, published for Kindle devices and computers with Kindle reader.
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Course Information
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 2022 Book Information
Required and recommended books now must be ordered through the Hawk Shop but I also order them through Iowa Book and Supply. They can also 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 (or contact me sooner for more details).
POLI:3101 American Constitutional Law and Politics
Required
Gifis, Stephen H., Barron's Law Dictionary, 7th edition. Barron’s Educational Series. ISBN-13: 978-1438006956. (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, 14th edition. CQ Press. ISBN-13: 978-1544390109. (The 12th and 13th editions are also okay if any are available.)
Carp, Robert A., Kenneth L. Manning, and Lisa M. Holmes, Judicial Process in America, 12th edition. CQ Press. ISBN-13: 978-1071821930. (The 10th or 11th editions are also okay if any are available.)
Gifis, Stephen H., Barron's Law Dictionary, 7th edition. Barron’s Educational Series. ISBN-13: 978-1438006956. (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.
Spring 2022 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:3113: Research in Judicial Politics
No books are required for this course other than a law dictionary that students should have from prior courses.
POLI:3120: Criminal Justice System
Required
- Gifis, Stephen H., Barron’s Law Dictionary, 7th edition. Barron’s Educational Series. ISBN-13: 978-1438006956 (the old 6th edition or another law dictionary is fine)
- Scheb, John M., and John M. Scheb II, Criminal Law and Procedure, 8th edition. Cengage Learning. ISBN-13: 978-1285070117 (the 6th or 7th editions are fine, ISBN-13: 978-0495809814)
- Strunk, William, Jr. and E. B. White, The Elements of Style, 4th edition. Allyn and Bacon. ISBN-13: 978-0205309023
Recommended
- Bugliosi, Vincent, and Curt Gentry, Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders. W.W. Norton. ISBN-13: 978-0393322231
- Taylor, Stuart, Jr., and KC Johnson, Until Proven Innocent. Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Griffin. ISBN-13: 978-0312384869
Fall 2021 Book Information
Required and recommended books now must be ordered through the Hawk Shop but I also order them through Iowa Book and Supply. They can also 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 (or contact me sooner for mor details).
POLI:3101 American Constitutional Law and Politics
Required
Gifis, Stephen H., Barron’s Law Dictionary, 7th edition. Barron’s Educational Series. ISBN-13: 978-1438006956. (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, 7th edition. Barron’s Educational Series. ISBN-13: 978-1438006956. (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.
Spring 2021 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:3113: Research in Judicial Politics
No books are required for this course other than a law dictionary that students should have from prior courses.
POLI:3120: Criminal Justice System
Required
- Gifis, Stephen H., Barron’s Law Dictionary, 6th edition. Barron’s Educational Series. ISBN-13: 978-0764143571 (the old 5th edition is fine if you can get it, ISBN-13: 978-0764119965)
- Scheb, John M., and John M. Scheb II, Criminal Law and Procedure, 8th edition. Cengage Learning. ISBN-13: 978-1285070117 (the old 7th edition is fine if you want to get a few copies, ISBN-13: 978-0495809814)
- Strunk, William, Jr. and E. B. White, The Elements of Style, 4th edition. Allyn and Bacon. ISBN-13: 978-0205309023
Recommended
- Bugliosi, Vincent, and Curt Gentry, Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders. W.W. Norton. ISBN-13: 978-0393322231
- Taylor, Stuart, Jr., and KC Johnson, Until Proven Innocent. Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Griffin. ISBN-13: 978-0312384869
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