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3.00 Credits
focuses on how communication manifests itself through politics. Attention is given to mass media, especially television, in American politics, with comparisons to the nature, roles, and impact of mass media on politics in other countries. Emphasis is given to mass media as instruments of political communication and opinion leadership, and as tools of political influence and control.
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examines the role of the presidency in the American political system, including the electoral process, the power of the presidency, White House/executive branch organization and interaction, and the president's overall place in American society. Also examined are the president's external relations with such actors as Congress, the courts, and the American public, as well as an exploration of policy areas in which the president is involved.
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3.00 Credits
focuses on the political and policy choices and constraints faced by America's cities. A theoretical base is established then utilized to assess cities in terms of the political, economic, and social issues they are confronting. The role of the private sector in the development of U.S. cities is stressed, as is the impact of the politics of race and ethnicity.
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3.00 Credits
focuses on the activity of the Supreme Court in interpreting the meaning of the constitution through case law specific to the areas of civil rights and civil liberties. After examining the powers and activities of the Court, specific areas of law will be examined. These include; civil liberties (religion, speech, privacy, etc.), rights of the accused (search and seizure, due process, fair trial, etc.), and civil rights (equal protection, discrimination, etc.).
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3.00 Credits
provides an overview of the basic concepts of crime definitions, criminal liability, elements of a crime, case precedents and the rights afforded to individuals under the law. Prerequisite: CRMJ 101. See listings under Criminal Justice 318.
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3.00 Credits
examines political parties found in democratic nations including multi-party systems with an emphasis on the case in the United States, and the meaning of parties for governing, political participation, and citizenship. Different election processes, election law, political finance, and the effects on outcomes are also studied.
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3.00 Credits
studies the structures and processes for formulating and implementing public policies. Emphasis is given to the role of the national-level bureaucracy. State and local managerial and administrative concerns are addressed broadly and through specific illustrative examples.
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3.00 Credits
establishes a framework for the policy cycle and applies it to selected policy concerns. The nature of public policy, making public policy, substantive policy issues, and policy analysis are explored.
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3.00 Credits
provides an understanding of the legal concepts that define what has been called "the bureaucratic state." Students willexamine the law governing the creation of, powers of, and limitations upon administrative agencies of all sorts.
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3.00 Credits
examines the environment of public employment. Differences between the public and private sector, the historical growth of the personnel system in the public sector, and topics in administration, staffing and productivity are explored. Public sector processes for recruitment, selection, development, motivation, evaluation, compensation, and discipline are given particular attention.
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