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4.00 Credits
This introductory course consists of three components: 1) a broad overview of theories and critiques of public policy making in the United States, 2) the role special interest groups play in the formulation of public policy and 3) the inter-governmental complexities of implementing public policy at the national, state and municipal levels. Throughout the semester students develop web-based portfolios in which specific policy domains (e.g., anti-terrorism, immigration, climate change, health care, campaign finance reform) are subjected to rigorous examination. Faculty: M Rodriguez 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Political Science Department
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4.00 Credits
This is a distance education course providing a broad based introduction to the American political system. Students will learn about the various institutions of the system: the Presidency, Congress and the Court system. There will be four exams to be given on campus. These will be objective, multiple choice exams. We will meet on campus for an orientation and for the four exams. Faculty: L. JASSEL 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Political Science Department
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4.00 Credits
Values/Ethics course (V). This course provides an introduction to the political and policy aspects of human environment interaction and the conflicts that result. The broad focus is our shared stake in the management of natural resources, the development of sustainable society, and the protection of public health. We survey the public policies intended to protect air and water quality, mange waste, produce energy, and address ecological and human needs; and we closely review, analyze and evaluate the international, national and state policies intended to address environmental and public health challenges. Faculty: P. HOSSAY 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Political Science Department Course Attributes: Values/Ethics-V
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4.00 Credits
The course is designed to provide an in-depth introduction to the workings of State government. Emphasis will be placed upon gaining a practical understanding of the role, organization, operations, and importance of State government in the formulation and administration of public policy within the Federal system of government. State and local government in New Jersey will provide a frame of reference for the course. 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Political Science Department
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4.00 Credits
The course examines the formulation and enactment of law and public policy through the American legislative process. Emphasis will be placed upon legislative politics, practices and tactics including the role of lawmakers, media, interest groups, governors and the judiciary in legislative decision-making. Congress and the New Jersey State Legislature will provide a relevant frame of reference for the course. Faculty: A. ARCURI 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Political Science Department
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4.00 Credits
This course will present an overview of the legal system in the United States and the processes used in the system. It will examine lawmaking through the legislative, administrative, and judicial processes. The major legal areas of criminal and civil law will be covered including torts, contracts and property. Faculty: A. ARCURI 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Political Science Department
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4.00 Credits
Not open to freshmen. Historical consciousness course (H). This course deals with the vital relationship between the president and Congress. It emphasizes the exercise of power and tries to answer the question- "Why must a president have sagacity, wit, and luck to be successful?" Faculty: A. ARCURI 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Political Science Department Course Attributes: Historical Consciousness -H
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4.00 Credits
This course involves an intense study of the role religion plays in American political life. The course material focuses on how religion shaped the nation's founding period, is reflected in American political thought, increasingly shapes electoral behavior, and is inscribed in various dimensions of public policy. Faculty: M. RODRIGUEZ 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Political Science Department
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4.00 Credits
The course is an intensive study of how race is inscribed in various dimensions of American politics. The course material focuses on intersections of race and our Founding Founders, the Constitution, our judicial system, Federalism, electoral politics, political resistance, and public policy. Faculty: M. RODRIGUEZ 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Political Science Department Course Attributes: W2 - Writing Across Curriculum
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4.00 Credits
An introductory, survey course that covers the major thinkers in the Western political tradition. The course ranges from the Pre-Socratic philosophers to Nietzsche, and it focuses on the central themes and problems of political life. The readings are organized chronologically to cover important thinkers from each of the major historical periods in Western political theory. Faculty: STAFF 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social & Behavioral Sciences Division Political Science Department
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