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3.00 Credits
This course considers the fundamentals of American government and politics. It is a survey of the theoretical principles upon which the U.S. national government was founded as well as a practical look at the structure and function of U.S. national government. Emphasis is placed on the U.S. Constitution, American political institutions, mass political behavior, and mediating institutions such as political parties, interest groups, and the media. Three hours. Staff.
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The course will introduce the student to the statistical methods applied in the study of politics domestic, comparative, and international. With an emphasis on applied research, students will learn the basic statistical measurements of central tendency, dispersion, correlation, sampling and survey research, as well as the more commonly used approaches to hypothesis testing. This course should normally be taken by the end of the sophomore year. Three hours. Ms. Bell.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the theory and research on the public multi-media communication activities of elections, governance, and policy advocacy. The course considers five approaches taken by communication scholars to this study: the examination of genres of political communication such as inaugural, state of the union, and war declaration addresses; the examination of presidential "style"; the rhetoricalcriticism (using several approaches) of specific examples of discourse; the examination of the rhetorical difficulties women and minority group members have with political discourse as it has been defined through decades of practice; and the scrutiny of election campaign communication activities including convention speeches, debates, and television advertising. Throughout, the course traces changes in the media being used and in the relationships among the media, the public, those involved in politics as candidates and otherwise, and the institutions of government. Same as COMM 307. Offered alternate years. Three hours. Mr. Sheckels.
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3.00 Credits
A study of contemporary American political campaigns and elections. The election cycle will be examined from three different perspectives: the political campaign/ politician, the mass media, and the voter. State level and federal elections will be analyzed during election years. Same as COMM 308. Offered alternate years. Three hours. Ms. Conners.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the structure and functions of state and local government in the United States. Local and state politics will also be considered. Offered alternate years. Three hours. Ms. Bell and Mr. Turner.
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3.00 Credits
Public policy refers to the process of making and implementing public laws, rules, regulations, and programs and to the policy sciences, which evaluate existing public policies and new policy initiatives in order to assist policy makers. This class will be divided roughly in half, with the first part of the class focusing on the making of public policy, and the second part focusing on evaluating public policies. The class is designed to provide students with an understanding of the complexity of making public policy, as well as perspective on implementing, evaluating, and adapting policies to reach collective goals. Offered alternate years. Three hours. Ms. Bell.
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3.00 Credits
An analytical course dealing with the role of the judicial branch in America's political life. The course explores the courts as political institutions, the processes courts use, the ways judges behave, influences on judges and justices, and the policy-making aspects of what judges do. The emphasis of this course is at the federal level, although consideration will be given to both state and federal courts and judges. Offered alternate years. Three hours. Ms. Bell.
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3.00 Credits
A functional study of the American presidency analyzing the president's role in the formation of public policy and his participation in the national political system. Emphasis will be placed on concepts and techniques of presidential leadership, administrative control and political response, and innovation. Offered alternate years. Three hours. Ms. Bell.
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3.00 Credits
An analytical treatment of the national legislature and its performance within the American political system. This study of the institutional environment of Congress will include consideration of recruitment patterns, internal leadership structures, the role of party, constituencies and interest groups, decision-making, and the relations with the bureaucracy. Offered alternate years. Three hours. Ms. Bell.
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3.00 Credits
Students will be afforded the opportunity to develop an awareness and an appreciation of the national public policy-making process, especially as it applies to the environment. Students will be involved actively in the study of environmental policy making through a variety of approaches: seminar discussions, the case study approach to problem solving, cooperative research projects and presentations, and field trips. Same as EVST 319. Three hours. Staff.
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