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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
The evolution and organization of political parties in the United States,
including nominating systems, campaigns, election laws, types of ballots, and
electoral reform techniques.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the American states from a comparative and historical perspective. The role of the states in relation to the federal government will also be an important theme. The class will consider the central institutions of the states, including governors, legislatures and courts, as well as political parties, interest groups and the media. The course will also focus on several areas of public policy in which the states play a pivotal role.
Prerequisite:
POL SCI 1101 required. POL SCI 2102 strongly recommended
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3.00 Credits
This course considers the relationship between
the mass media and American politics,
government regulation of the mass media,
media coverage of public affairs, political
effects of entertainment programming, and the
uses and influence of the media in the
election process. Both print and broadcast
media will be considered.
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3.00 Credits
Topics for study include: development of public
opinion and political ideology in the U.S.; the
social psychology of political attitudes; the role
of the mass media and the
news in the formation of political opinion; and
the influence of public opinion
upon government policy.
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3.00 Credits
Role of elections in contemporary American
society. Special attention to
parties and mass media as participants in
campaigns and to factors affecting voting
behavior of the mass public and the linkages
voting provides between the
public and policy formation.
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3.00 Credits
Constitutional bases of American system of government as interpreted primarily by reading and analyzing Supreme Court opinions and understanding them in their political, economic, and historic context. Course focuses largely on how constitutional meaning is determined, and judicial development of national powers of judicial review, the power to regulate commerce, separation of powers, federalism, taxation, powers of the President, and foreign affairs and war powers.
Prerequisite:
POL SCI 1101 (C051) or equivalent
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3.00 Credits
Focusing primarily on the U.S. Constitution, this course asks what a constitution is, and considers the various ways in which constitutions are interpreted, the historical development of interpretive practices and the broader political and historical contexts in which such practices arise and are applied and contested. It particularly examines “strict construction”, “judicial activism”, originalism, textualism, and various “living constitution” approaches, and examines and applies qualitative data analysis to select original sources.
Prerequisite:
POL SCI 1101 (C051) and either POL SCI 3103 (0115), POL SCI 3121 (0117), POL SCI 3123 (0118), PHILOS 3243 (0243) or equivalent courses
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3.00 Credits
Civil rights in America, including the Constitutional protections of freedom of
speech, press, assembly, and religion.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the emergence and development of the
movement to secure rights for gays, lesbians and bisexuals; how gays,
lesbians and bisexuals are socially constructed and the influence this has on
political discourse; how political issues that are relevant to the lives of gays
and lesbians reach the political agenda; and the patterns of conflict and
cooperation that exist among actors in and outside of government over issues such as employment
discrimination, marriage, child adoption, and military service.
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3.00 Credits
Over the past 30 years, the system of interest group representation in Washington has witnessed a rapid expansion. Conventional wisdom views these groups as obstructions to American democracy, but limiting their freedoms threatens “government by the people.” Cases to be studied may include: senior citizen groups, the farm lobby, the Christian Coalition, the unemployment workers movement, and the power of business in America.
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