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3.00 Credits
Many of the social conflicts that the law considers relate to claims of right grounded upon conceptions of equality as a fundamental value of the constitutional system of the United States. This course explores the concept of equality, its place in U.S. law and politics, and its application to questions of constitutional and political rights. Topics include discrimination on grounds of race, gender, etc., and remedial programs such as busing and affirmative action. [W] Prerequisite: One of the following: Govt 101, 213, 311, 313, 314, or permission of instructor Murphy, Silverstein, Lennertz
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3.00 Credits
A study of governmental policy and process at the federal level. The course undertakes an examination of the stages of policy development. It explores the problems of policy-making in the modern bureaucratic state, and thereafter investigates some specific policy areas including economic regulation, labor, welfare, and agriculture. Each student undertakes an intensive individual study of a specific federal policy. Prerequisite: Govt 101 Staff
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the dynamics of executive politics, with primary emphasis upon the structure and operation of the United States Presidency. Topics include the organization of the Presidency and the Executive Branch, models of presidential power and leadership, the process of presidential selection, relationships with other parts of the political system, and executive politics and public policy. [W] Prerequisite: One of the following: Govt 101, 211, 217, 311, 316, 321, or permission of instructor Lennertz
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3.00 Credits
This course analyzes the process of lawmaking in the United States Congress within the context of the legislative process generally. Topics include the structural and functional development of the institution, the rules and norms which govern interaction, congressional elections, leadership and party organization, relationships with other parts of the political system, and public policy. Prerequisite: One of the following: Govt 101, 211, 217, 311, 316, 320, or permission of instructor Staff
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of Third World political systems with particular emphasis on the concept and dilemmas of political development including political change, political participation and stability, patron-client relations, military governments, and mobilization systems. Opportunity for individual work on topics or countries of personal interest. Prerequisite: One course from Govt 221-239 or permission of instructor McCartney
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3.00 Credits
A historical and theoretical examination of social movements and their political ramifications. An examination of both nonviolent participatory movements and the politics of violence and revolution. Several different movements are examined in detail. [W] Prerequisite: One course from Govt 221-239 or permission of instructor Fabian
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3.00 Credits
Major changes are taking place in governance, decision making, and relations between the people, institutions and states that form the European Union. These changes are the main topics covered in this course: the origin and history of European integration, common agricultural policy, monetary integration and relations with other parts of the world. Each year, with a select focus on one EU member and one specific policy, the class will participate in the Mid-Atlantic European Union simulation, held in Washington, DC. Prerequisite: Govt 102 or 103 Fabian
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3.00 Credits
Introduces students to the basic concepts and ideas of international political economy and uses them as a framework to explore some of the most important issues of our times. The role of the nation-state in the rise and functioning of modern industrial economies is examined from different ideological perspectives. The course covers trade, finance, and the globalization of world economies. Prerequisite: One course from Govt 221-239 or permission of instructor Staff
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3.00 Credits
A study of the rules of public international law, especially as they are related to the development of international organizations. Attention is paid to the emergence of global organizations, the United Nations in particular, as well as regional ones (OAS, OAU, NATO, Warsaw Pact, and EEC). Efforts to regulate and limit international conflict, within and outside of international organization, are discussed. Prerequisite: One course from Govt 221-239 or permission of instructor Staff
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3.00 Credits
An examination of different forms of international conflict: nuclear war, conventional war, guerrilla war, limited reprisals, etc. Explanations for international conflicts are suggested in interdisciplinary terms. Some better-known historical and contemporary conflicts are analyzed. The course also deals with the effectiveness of various solutions for the elimination or the minimization of conflict on the international level. Prerequisite: Govt 102 and one course from Govt 221-239 or permission of instructor Fabian, Peleg
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