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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
An examination of different models and kinds of democracy. Topics include ways that the United States achieves democratic ideals and the ways it falls short, the tensions between democracy and competing economic systems, and ways to deepen or extend democratic ideals. (Offered alternate years.) 3 credits.
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An examination of the political aspects of the conflict between two rival authorities and epistemologies: a fundamentalist religious world view and Western Enlightenment reason. Topics include the religious underpinnings of violence, as well as the nature of tolerance in a pluralist society. (Offered alternate years.) 3 credits.
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An examination of the interrelationships between political, legal, religious, and social constructs of sexuality. Topics include the historical emergence of gay and lesbian politics through the voices and observations of participants, with a special focus on regimes of governance, gender issues, AIDS, and pivotal court cases. (Offered every year.) 3 credits.
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An examination of the executive branch of the federal government and the role of presidential leadership within the American political system. Topics include the constitutional foundations of presidential power, the presidential selection process, presidential relations within a separated system, presidential policy making, and the influences of public opinion and the mass media on the presidency. (Offered every year.) 3 credits.
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An examination of the legislative branch and its role in policymaking within American government. Topics include the institutional structure of Congress, the committee system, roles of the party and leadership systems, congressional elections and incumbency, and the congressional/presidential relationship in the area of policymaking. (Offered every year.) 3 credits.
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An examination of the judicial branch of the federal government, specifically the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in governing. Topics include constitutional foundations of the judicial branch, judicial review, the nomination and selection of justices and judges, the implementation of court decisions, and the role of an activist versus restrained Supreme Court in national policymaking. (Offered alternate years.) 3 credits.
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A study of the governing and political processes within California. Topics include the three branches of government at the state level, the state constitution, and the various political actors involved in the policymaking process, as well as how the state government addresses the conflicting needs of its diverse population, industries, and natural resources. (Offered every year.) 3 credits.
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An examination of the electoral process within the American political system. Topics include voting and suffrage, the history and effectiveness of political parties, the impact of interest groups and political action committees on elections, campaign finance reform, the role of public opinion and the mass media during campaigns, and possible election reforms. (Offered every year.) 3 credits.
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A study of the demographic and attitudinal factors, as well as systemic factors such as the media and the configuration of the political system, that influence political behavior. Topics include public opinion and voting behavior through an examination of social-psychological, rational actor, and systemic theories. (Offered every year.) 3 credits.
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An examination of the role of the mass media in the American political process. Topics include various models and theories of political communication, the construction of news, agenda setting, mass media effects, campaign communications, and the impact of press coverage of political actors and institutions. (Offered every year.) 3 credits.
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