POLS 3625 - Campaigns & Elections

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Stockton University

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Elections are one of the primary means of linking the public to government outputs in democratic societies. In this course we will describe, explain and evaluate campaigns and elections in the United States. This course will challenge you to consider some of the following issues: Do we have free, fair and open elections? How are congressional and presidential campaigns run and how do they impact election outcomes? What role do parties and interest groups play in elections? Who votes, who doesn?t and why? How do peope make voting decisions and are these decisions informed? How and to what extent do elections facilitate linkage between public preferences and government outputs? What kinds of reforms are available and are they really needed? Faculty: J. DUNTLEY 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Seminar Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Political Science Department

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.stockton.edu

Phone Number:

(609) 652-1776

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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