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3.00 Credits
Should local governments be able to take one's property, using eminent domain and turn it over to a private developer? Can the federal government pass laws punishing violence against women? Can states legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes? Using legal opinions and political science analysis, we will answer these and other questions about the fundamental principles of the American political structure, including the relationship amongt the three branches of government. Students will choose cases and topics to research and make presentations to the class.
Prerequisite:
One social science course or POI.
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3.00 Credits
How have Supreme Court decisions concerning freedoms of speech, press and religion; the rights of the accused; civil rights for women and minority groups, and the right of privacy changed our lives and the political system? We will use legal opinions and political science analysis to answer this question. Students will research cases and topics and make presentations to the class. 3 credits. This course fulfills the Developing the Core/Social Science requirement in the Undergraduate College's General Education program.
Prerequisite:
One social science course or POI.
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3.00 Credits
A consideration of the process of policy-making from the formulation of a policy through its success or failure in becoming part of the public agenda and official policy. Students will learn to analyze and write case studies on pressing contemporary political and social issues, e.g. cloning, third world indebtedness, poverty, health care, crime, and education.
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3.00 Credits
Love Philadelphia? Hate it? Want it to be better? Most people in the U.S. now live in metropolitan areas which include cities and their suburban rings. This course analyzes issues raised by suburbanization, the urbanization of poverty, housing, welfare, and schools with a focus on the Philadelphia metro area. Students research a recent conflict in their own communities, interview the principal agents involved, make a presentation to the class, and write a paper based on their research.
Prerequisite:
One social Science course or POI.
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3.00 Credits
"The buck stops here!" read the sign that sat on the desk of President Harry S. Truman. This course studies the evolution of the fundamental powers of the Presidency, the tension among the President, Congress, the Courts, interest groups, and the dynamics of presidential decisions.
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3.00 Credits
"Being a politician is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, but dumb enough to think it matters." Eugene McCarthy This course is about understanding the election game. Why do people vote, run for office, and work in politics? What are the functions of political parties, of polling, the media, and interest groups? How has technology changed politics? How do local elections differ from national elections? And most importantly, why does it matter?
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1.00 Credits
ELECTIONS: SERVICE LEARNING CREDIT
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the social and political dimensions of sustainability. Students will study the common problems created by environmental degradation and the depletion of non-renewable resources; the solutions to these problems proposed by governments, businesses, and non-governmental organizations; and the processes by which competing preferences over these different solutions are reconciled. This course includes theoretical readings and case studies in order to provide an accurate survey of the rapidly changing politics of sustainability. At the conclusion of the course, student will have an increased awareness of what actions society must take in order develop in a sustainable manner.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the social and political dimensions of sustainability. Students will study the common problems created by environmental degradation and the depletion of non-renewable resources; the solutions to these problems proposed by governments, businesses, and non-governmental organizations; and the processes by which competing preferences over these different solutions are reconciled. This course includes theoretical readings and case studies in order to provide an accurate survey of the rapidly changing politics of sustainability. At the conclusion of the course, student will have an increased awareness of what actions society must take in order develop in a sustainable manner.
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1.00 Credits
Laboratory experience for Politics of Sustainability.
Prerequisite:
PSC 0283
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