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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A study of the the two types of political organizations in the United States which serve as linkages between the people and their government: political parties and interest groups. This course will focus on the development of policital parties and interest groups, their structure and operations, and their roles in the political system. This section is for students participating in the GSW Honors Program. (3-0-3)
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3.00 Credits
This course is a study of the formation, measurement, and role of public opinion in American democracy and of the role of the media and political organizations in shaping public opinion and thereby influencing political outcomes. Particular focus will be paid to the theoretical role of beliefs and opinion in a democracy; opinion surveys as measurements public opinion; the role of ideology, informaiton, and partisanship; opinion and political participation, particularly voting behavior; and the impact of public opinion on public policies and decision making. (3-0-3)
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3.00 Credits
A study of the political attitudes and behavior of citizens in the United States. This course will explore how citizens form their political attitudes and beliefs, the ways Americans participate politically, and the forces that influence voter turnout and vote choice. Although this class will focus on American citizens, comparisons and contrasts will be made with citizens of other nations, and of the attitudes and behaviors of government leaders and other poltiical elites. (3-0-3)
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3.00 Credits
The structure, functions, and behavior of state and national legislative bodies. Emphasizes composition, leadership, procedures, party and interest groups' roles, constituency influence, and representation theory. (3-0-3)
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3.00 Credits
Powers, duties, and responsibilities; historic and contemporary conceptions of the office; the presidency as an administrative institution. (3-0-3)
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the federal and states courts from both a normative and empirical perspective through exploring conceptions of law and jurisprudence, the function and organization of the courts, the role of courts in the American political system, judicial selection processes, models of judicial decision-making, analysis of judicial policy outputs, judicial effect on policy, and courts and public opinion. (3-0-3)
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3.00 Credits
A study of the development of the separation of powers, federalism, and national and state regulatory authority. Prior credit in American Government is recommended. (3-0-3)
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the constitutional law concerning property rights and economic freedom, and the personal rights and protections secured primarily by the Bill of Rights and the Civil War Amendments. Prior credit in American Government or its equivalent is recommended. Constitutional Law I is not a prerequisite for this course. (3-0-3)
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3.00 Credits
A study of the theory and practices of international relations. (3-0-3)
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3.00 Credits
A study of government mechanism for the formulation and conduct of foreign policy, and an appraisal of current problems of U.S. Policy in Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the Third World. (3-0-3)
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