GOVERNMENT 311 - Citizen Politics. Spring 2009

Institution:

Franklin and Marshall College

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How and why ordinary citizens participate, individually and collectively, in American politics and what difference it makes. Topics include elections and voting, political parties and interest groups, unconventional participation, the institutional and legal context for participation, and the impact of participation on public policy. Special attention to contemporary political issues and controversies, such as the decline of civic culture and racially-based redistricting. (Previously GOV 225.) Prerequisite: GOV 100. Friedrich

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.FANDM.EDU

Phone Number:

(717) 291-3911

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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