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3.00 Credits
S. 3 Hr. Designed to provide a basic understanding of how to read and conduct empirical political science research. Topics include research design, hypotheses testing, data collection, and statistical analysis. No prior knowledge of computers or statistics required.
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3.00 Credits
3 Hr. PR: POLS 260. A professionally-oriented survey of the history, logic, and methods of intelligence analysis as applied to policy-making in foreign policy and national security.
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3.00 Credits
3 Hr. PR: POLS 260 and POLS 301. An advanced course in the understanding and use of skills, processes, and tools currently used by intelligence analysts in the national security community.
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3.00 Credits
I, II. 3 Hr. Institutional, behavioral, and societal forces which have given rise to the modern presidency; factors which enhance and constrain the exercise of presidential power over those constituencies with which the president must interact; the nature and consequences of the presidential decision-making process; desirability and/or feasibility of reforming the presidency.
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3.00 Credits
II. 3 Hr. Parties and elections in America; emphasis on nomination and general election processes, campaigns, the mass media, campaign finance, voting, the electoral college, and parties in government.
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3.00 Credits
II. 3 Hr. PR: POLS 210 or Consent. The role of appeals courts and judges in American politics. Topics include appellate court organization and processes, the quantitative and qualitative analysis of judicial behavior, and the influence of courts on public policy.
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3.00 Credits
I. 3 Hr. The role of the Constitution in the American political system. Topics include the political concept of constitutionalism; the role of the supreme court in the political process; division of powers among the three branches of government; and the constitutional relation between the national government and the states.
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3.00 Credits
I, II. 3 Hr. Issues in constitutional law concerning personal liberties against government action. Topics include free speech, press and association; religious freedoms; abortion; the right to privacy; due process of law; and criminal procedure safeguards.
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3.00 Credits
I, II, S. 3 Hr. PR: POLS 210 or Consent. Advanced examination of the role of trial courts in policymaking, including agenda-setting and policy formulation by courts, the outcomes of policy litigation, and the politics of legal reform.
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3.00 Credits
I, II. 3 Hr. In-depth treatment of the origins, content, and impact of public opinion in American politics; political ideology, partisanship, socialization, mass media, opinion polls, and survey research techniques.
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