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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
Retired August 31, 2006. Offers additional introductory academic experience by exploring course-related topics in greater depth with the professor. Available only to courses approved by the University Honors Program.
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4.00 Credits
Explores the structures, dynamics, and styles inherent in public policymaking within the U.S. Congress. Focuses on elections; representations of constituents' interests; the roles that participants play: the president, interest groups, and others; and how all of this is affected by the structure of Congress and the process embedded in the legislative body.
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4.00 Credits
Examines the nature of the judiciary in the United States. Focuses on courts and various aspects of the judicial process, including judicial selection, judicial decision making, the impact of judicial decisions on society, and public opinion of courts. After exploring, from various methodological perspectives, how and why courts behave as they do, the course turns its attention to questions about the role of courts in U.S. politics.
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4.00 Credits
Examines the presidential electoral process and the constitutional and extra-constitutional powers of the U.S. President. Studies the presidential leadership styles and analyzes the relationship between the executive branch and Congress, the Supreme Court, the bureaucracy, and the media.
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4.00 Credits
Analyzes the structure of and dynamics inherent in public policymaking and public administration in the United States. Introduces such concepts as problem definition, agenda development, policy formation, program implementation, and policy evaluation. Covers key issues in public administration including budgeting, personnel, and organizational design.
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4.00 Credits
Analyzes political parties and the American system of elections. Focuses on structural and constitutional biases, the organizational aspects of the parties, mass voting behavior, the impact of elections on public policymaking, and national and state historical trends.
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4.00 Credits
Surveys the roles of organized interests in American public policymaking. Examines why groups are formed, how they work, why they succeed or fail, and what cumulative impacts groups have on policy. Spans a variety of groups, from the traditional economic interests to social movements, public interest organizations, and professional lobbyists.
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4.00 Credits
Analyzes several facets of the mass media: the role of newspapers, radio, television, and the Internet in public opinion formation; their use and effectiveness in political campaigns; their objectivity and/or bias in reporting the news; and their impact on public policymaking.
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4.00 Credits
Examines selected topics in political science from a political behavior perspective. Focuses on political attitude formation and change, ideology, public opinion and voting behavior, political campaigning, political violence, and empirical democracy theory.
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4.00 Credits
Examines the sociological understanding of legal phenomena. Places special emphasis on the role of the law in cultural and social conflicts in American society.
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