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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
An analysis of the theory underlying American democracy and its relationship to the major political questions of the day, such as the role played by citizens in influencing public policy and the responsiveness (or lack of responsiveness) of governmental institutions. Emphasized are the court's protection of civil liberties, the president's ability to lead the nation, and the rationality of the public's voting behavior. The advantages anddisadvantages of proposed reforms of the American system of government are also examined. NOTE: OFFERED EVERY SEMESTER
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine the purpose, structure and effectiveness of Congress. The main question for the course is: does Congress work? Special attention will be given to the way in which Congress has responded to the various crises in American history. NOTE: OFFERED EVERY OTHER YEAR
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3.00 Credits
This course serves as an introduction to the politics of East Asia, in particular China, Japan, the Koreas, and Taiwan. Topics include the current functioning of political institutions, with an emphasis of each nation's economic, political, and cultural development. NOTE: OFFERED EVERY OTHER YEAR
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3.00 Credits
A critical examination of the American Presidency, with emphasis on recent revisionist approaches. Topics include the constitutional basis of presidential power, presidential personality and style of leadership, as well as considerations of executive staffing and presidential-congressional relations. NOTE: OFFERED EVERY OTHER YEAR
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the key issues, ideas, events, actors, and institutions in American foreign policy, national security, and international economic relations. The course combines a focus on current issues with an overview of American foreign policy since World War II. NOTE: OFFERED EVERY OTHER YEAR
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the way in which political issues have been presented in literature. A variety of novels, short stories, poems, and essays will be analyzed for the insights into politics that they offer. NOTE: OFFERED EVERY OTHER YEAR
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3.00 Credits
What is justice? Does it exist? This course undertakes a critical examination of major theories of justice, drawn from political philosophy, theatre and literature. Typical authors studied include Rawls, Aristotle, Kant, Mill, Sophocles, Hawthorne and Nietzsche. NOTE: OFFERED EVERY OTHER YEAR
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3.00 Credits
A study of the rationale for the criminal law and punishment as well as an examination of the effectiveness of the American justice system. Issues examined include capital punishment, the law of search and seizure, society's response to dangerous drugs, individual versus societal responsibility for crime, and the proper response of a democratic people to crime and criminals. NOTE: OFFERED EVERY OTHER YEAR
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4.00 Credits
A review of the formal and informal theories which underlie current thinking in the area of public administration. In addition, there will be an examination of the role of administration in the American political system. Key functions such as budgeting, personnel management and decision-making are covered as well. The role the bureaucracy plays both in implementing public policy and in the policy formulation process itself will be examined. NOTE: OFFERED EVERY OTHER YEAR
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the theory underlying the American Constitution and nation, as interpreted by its Founders as well as its foremost critics. NOTE: OFFERED EVERY OTHER YEAR
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