|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Course Criteria
Add courses to your favorites to save, share, and find your best transfer school.
-
1.00 - 3.00 Credits
(Prerequisite, three hours of political science or consent of instructor.) A study of the political systems of Western Europe. Attention is given to methods of comparative inquiry as well as to national and cross national studies.
-
1.00 - 3.00 Credits
(Prerequisite, three hours of political science or consent of instructor.) A study of politics and government in the Soviet Union/Russia. Some attention will be given to methods of comparative study as well as those unique to the study of the Soviet Union/Russia and to the topic of Marxism Leninism and its applications.
-
3.00 Credits
A study of political developments in newly established states. Attention is given to theoretical problems of the study of comparative government as well as problems of nationalism, national identity, and political development.
-
1.00 - 3.00 Credits
(Prerequisite, three hours of political science or consent of instructor.) A study of politics and government of the People¿s Republic of China. Attention is given to the historical, geographical, and cultural background of contemporary China. Particular attention is given to the nature of ideology in China and to its uses.
-
3.00 Credits
The approach taken in this course fits into the comparative government curriculum on the undergraduate level for the political science department. Initially, a review of pertinent concepts, background, and models is made, with special concentration placed on corporate and dependency models. Other topics include current trends in the study of Latin American politics, Latin American constitutional concepts and procedures, the factor of stability in such systems, and inter American political relationships and the world.
-
3.00 Credits
The course will appraise the impact that political parties and the changing voter have had on American politics. The changing patterns of partisanship, issue voting, voter information and attitudes, the media, interest groups and party reforms will be examined with an eye toward the theoretical and pragmatic ramifications for contemporary political analysis.
-
3.00 Credits
After a firm grounding in the Constitution itself, students will explore Supreme Court interpretations of legislative, judicial, and executive branch powers, the Commerce, Contract, and General Welfare clauses, the Tenth Amendment, the Substantive Due Process controversy, and the Takings Clause.
-
3.00 Credits
Students of the class will examine such civil liberties issues decided by the Supreme Court as the freedoms of speech, press, and religion, searches and seizures, legal representation and fair trials, cruel and unusual punishment, the right to privacy, equal protection and civil rights, and voting rights.
-
1.00 - 3.00 Credits
A study of the nature of legislatures, including their structures, decision making processes, influences upon legislatures both from within and without, and the power relationships between legislatures, executives, and judicial bodies.
-
1.00 - 3.00 Credits
The powers and functions of the president and the presidency, focusing on elections, personality, relations with other branches of government and with American citizens.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Privacy Statement
|
Terms of Use
|
Institutional Membership Information
|
About AcademyOne
Copyright 2006 - 2024 AcademyOne, Inc.
|
|
|