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POL SCI 3105: American Party System
3.00 Credits
Temple University
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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POL SCI 3107: State Politics and Policy
3.00 Credits
Temple University
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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POL SCI 3111: Media and the Political Process
3.00 Credits
Temple University
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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POL SCI 3112: American Public Opinion
3.00 Credits
Temple University
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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POL SCI 3113: Campaigns, Elections, and the Media
3.00 Credits
Temple University
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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POL SCI 3121: American Constitutional Principles I
3.00 Credits
Temple University
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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POL SCI 3122: Constitutional Interpretation
3.00 Credits
Temple University
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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POL SCI 3123: American Constitutional Principles II: Civil Rights in America
3.00 Credits
Temple University
Civil rights in America, including the Constitutional protections of freedom of speech, press, assembly, and religion.
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POL SCI 3124: Politics, Rights and Sexual Orientation
3.00 Credits
Temple University
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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POL SCI 3125: Interest Group Politics
3.00 Credits
Temple University
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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