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Prerequisite: PSC 110 or permission of instructor Offered: Typically every third year (next offered term yet to be determined) An analysis of the role of Congress in the American political system. Specific attention is given to the theories of representation, the character of legislative institutions, the participants and processes of lawmaking, and legislative decision-making. 1 Course Credit
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Prerequisite: PSC 110 or permission of instructor Offered: Typically every third year (next offered term yet to be determined) An examination of the President's place in national politics. Major topics include the development and exercise of formal and informal powers, problems in presidential selection, forms of political and administrative leadership, and the relationship between the presidency and the mass public, media, Congress, and courts. 1 Course Credit
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Prerequisite: PSC 110 or permission of instructor Offered: Typically every third year (next offered Fall 2011) The organization, functioning, and political role of the courts and the legal process in the United States. Detailed attention is given to the selection of judges, arguments about judicial activism and restraint, and the impact of courts on politics and policy. 1 Course Credit
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Prerequisite: PSC 110 or permission of instructor Offered: Typically every third year (next offered term yet to be determined) An examination of political parties and interest groups in the United States, two types of political organization whose activities link citizens with government. Special attention is given to the involvement of citizens in these parties and interest groups, and the activities of these organizations in elections and government. 1 Course Credit
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Prerequisite: PSC 110 or permission of instructor Offered: Typically every third year (next offered Spring 2012) Study of citizens' behavior in politics. Topics include socialization, public opinion, political participation, political communications and persuasion, and voting behavior. The focus will be on participation in Western democracies, especially the United States. 1 Course Credit
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Prerequisite: PSC 110 or permission of instructor Offered: Typically every third year (first offered Fall 2009) An examination of the role of Congress and the Presidency in the American political system, as well as the inter-relationship of the two. Major topics include the election of the President and members of Congress, the law-making process, and the execution of laws by the executive branch, as well as the powers of each branch. 1 Course Credit
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Prerequisite: PSC 110 or permission of instructor Offered: Typically every third year (next offered Spring 2011) An introduction to the study of human behavior in public organizations covering such areas as the role of administrative agencies and commissions, the Office of Management and Budget, and other administrative bureaucracies that help determine the outcome of political decisions. Specific policy areas will be explored to discuss the role bureaucratic organizations play in the policy-making process of public administration. 1 Course Credit
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Prerequisite: PSC 110 or permission of instructor Offered: Typically every third year (next offered Fall 2010) An introduction to the structures, processes, and contemporary problems in the sub-national politics and intergovernmental relationships. 1 Course Credit
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Prerequisite: PSC 250 (formerly 350) Offered: Typically alternate Fall Terms (next offered Fall 2009) An analysis of the development and evolution of modern inter?national organizations, and the problems and prospects of inter?national integration. Focus on the United Nations system. 1 Course Credit
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Prerequisite: PSC 220 (formerly 320) Offered: Typically alternate Spring Terms (next offered Spring 2010) An analysis of the dynamics of politics and change in the Global South, focusing on issues and strategies for effecting political stability and development. World Culture (Non-Western) component of the International Perspective. 1 Course Credit
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