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0.50 Credits
Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar's Office, and the approval of the instructor and director are required for enrollment. 0.50 units min / 1.00 units max, Independent Study
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1.00 Credits
No Course Description Available. 1.00 units, Independent Study
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar's Office, and the approval of the instructor and director are required for each semester of this yearlong thesis. (2 course credits are considered pending in the first semester; 2 course credits will be awarded for completion in the second semester) 2.00 units, Independent Study
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar's Office, and the approval of the instructor and director are required for each semester of this yearlong thesis. The research culminates in a thesis, an oral presentation, and a poster at the undergraduate Science Symposium. (2 course credits are considered pending in the first semester; 2 course credits will be awarded for completion in the second semester) 2.00 units, Independent Study
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1.00 Credits
This course traces the development of law as a stabilizing force and instrument of peaceful change from the state of nature through the present day. Among the topics covered are the differences between civil law and common law systems, law and equity, substantive and procedural law, civil and criminal processes, and adversarial and inquisitorial systems. Federal trial and appellate courts, the role of counsel and the judge, and the function of the grand and petit juries are also studied. The doctrine of substantive due process is explored from its beginning through modern times, as are the antecedents and progeny of Griswold v. Connecticut. The Warren Court and its decisions in Miranda, Escobedo, Massiah, Mapp, Gideon, Gault, Baker and Brown, as surveyed, Though not a course in constitutional law, the role of the U.S. Constitution as the blueprint of a democratic, federated republic, and as the supreme law of the land, is examined. There is some emphasis on the fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, and 14th amendments. Students are exposed to conflicting views on controversial issues such as capital punishment, gay rights, abortion, and rights of the criminally accused. 1.00 units, Lecture
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1.00 Credits
Most of the decisions that you make in your lifetime require very little thought. Occasionally, however, you will encounter a situation that requires careful and systematic analysis. This course examines the basic issues in formal decision-making. The notions of utility and risk will be introduced, and quantitative techniques used in the decision-making process will be developed. Examples will be drawn from medicine, law, foreign policy, economics, psychology, sports and gambling. 1.00 units, Lecture
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1.00 Credits
No Course Description Available. 1.00 units, Lecture
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1.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the formal and informal processes through which American public policy is made. They will study the constitutional institutions of government and the distinct role each branch of the national government plays in the policy-making process, and also examine the ways in which informal institutions-political parties, the media, and political lobbyists-contribute to and shape the policy process. This course is only open to Sophomore and Junior students. 1.00 units, Lecture
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0.00 Credits
In this course, students will study legal reasoning and the myriad ways in which legal arguments influence the making of American public policy. They will learn how to structure a legal argument and identify key facts and issues, analyze the formal process through which legal cases unfold (including jurisdiction, standing, and the rules of evidence), and examine how rules of law, which define policy choices and outcomes, develop out of a series of cases. Prerequisite: C- or better in PBPL201 or ECON247,or PBPL Major, or Permission of Instructor. 1.00 units, Lecture
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0.00 Credits
Economic analysis of urban areas in the regional setting; the study of location theory, land use and housing markets, and of current public policy issues pertaining to urban problems including urban poverty, the economics of race and metropolitan areas, urban transportation, and local public finance. The resource allocation process will be emphasized. Prerequisite: Economics 101. 1.00 units, Lecture
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