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4.00 Credits
Students who want to register for travel courses must first apply through the Colleges of the Fenway GEO Center on www.cof.studioabroad.com. All requirements must be completed as listed on studio abroad before a student is accepted into a course. In addition to Simmons travel courses, other College of the Fenway courses are listed on the site. After registration on studio abroad, the GEO Center will ask for you to deposit for your course. The GEO will send the list of completed and accepted registrations to the Registrar. This is how you will be registered for the travel course. Interested students should create an account on studio abroad as soon as possible.
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Examines the politics of cities, focusing on Boston. Considers political parties, immigrants, machine politics, and ethnic communities. Includes visits to the State House, a Boston City Council meeting, and other sites of historical, political, and cultural significance. Doherty.
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Prereq.: POLS 101 or consent of the instructor Prepares students for direct involvement in the political process with legislators or non-government organizations involved in policy formation. Provides an overview of the Massachusetts political system through classroom study, speakers, and site visits. Focuses on hands on skills: oral briefings, political research, and writing for policy-makers. Doherty.
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Examines decision-making at the national level of American politics, focusing on the internal operational dynamics and structural environment of the Congress, patterns of presidential decision-making and leadership, and the complex relationships between the legislative and executive branches of the government. Doherty.
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Analyzes the Supreme Courts decisions in recent decades, with emphasis on the constitutional rights that individuals have against states and the federal government. Considers the courts impact on debates over privacy, race and sex discrimination, and freedom of speech and religion. Welch.
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Examines the changing patterns of incorporation of ethnic and racial minorities in American politics, focusing on the politics of the post-civil rights era, urban ethnic and racial politics, and the development of Hispanic politics. Concludes by examining key economic and social welfare policy issues that affect minority and ethnic politics. Staff.
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Prereq: POLS 101 or consent of instructor. Examines public policy in the U.S., emphasizing how patterns of political power shape and are shaped by state intervention. Considers various social and economic policies of the U.S. as illustrations of these processes; examples might include health, education, and/or environmental policy. Doherty.
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Examines political parties and their relationship to political competition in the U.S. Considers the function of parties, alternative mechanisms of interest representation, and recent American electoral events. Doherty.
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Considers the role of gender in American politics, including historical and contemporary examples of movements, interest groups, and electoral politics. Places special emphasis on women who have served in Congress or the State House. Doherty.
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