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4.00 Credits
Examination of significant social, legal, economic and political issues that face the country and how the basic institutions of government-national, state, local-are responding to them; assessment of policies to correct these 2007-2009 Cal Poly Catalog problems. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A, one course from Area D1, and one course from either Area D2 or D3, or consent of instructor. Political Sciences majors will not receive GE Area D5 credit.
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A comparative examination of governing institutions used throughout the world. Emphasis on the diversity of governmental designs found within both authoritarian and democratic regimes. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A and one course from two of the three subfields of Area D1, D2, and/or D3, or consent of instructor. Political Sciences majors will not receive GE Area D5 credit.
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4.00 Credits
United States Supreme Court decisions in the areas of separation of powers, judicial review, commerce clause, federalism, due process. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: POLS 112, or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Case-based examination of discrimination based on race, ethnic, gender, and sexual orientation in the United States. Emphasis on the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Equal Protection Clause. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: POLS 112, or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Role of Supreme Court as interpreter of civil liberties. Topics may include freedom of expression and religion, search and seizure, due process of law. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: POLS 112, or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
The nature of the legal system. Topics may include: private and public law, civil and criminal law, trial and appellate courts, criminal procedure, judges, attorneys, and juries. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: POLS 112, or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Political concepts and values examined, based on literary sources. Recent topics include: power, justice, violence and social responsibility. Authors whose works have been examined include: Brecht, Camus, Dostoevesky, Miller, Vonnegut, and Dorfman. Both plays and novels are used. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: POLS 112 or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Intersection of politics and mass media. How political actors use popular culture to establish issue agendas, convey political concepts, symbolism, rhetoric and values. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: POLS 112 or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Development of the management functions in government. Survey of administrative concepts and cases. Attention given to national, state and local administrative systems. Case studies and simulations. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: POLS 112, or consent of instructor.
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5.00 Credits
Introduction to methodology research design and quantitative methods used in survey research and political analysis. Multiple regression analysis, non-linear techniques, and diagnostics used to analyze political phenomena. SPSS statistical computer programs used to work on statistical application. 4 lectures, 1 activity. Prerequisite: POLS 180 and STAT 221 or STAT 217 or equivalent with minimum grade of C-, or consent of instructor.
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