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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Problems of the modern American presidency and of the U.S. Congress, with an emphasis upon interrelationships and consequences for the national policy-making process.
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4.00 Credits
An examination of the role of political parties, interest groups, and the media as intermediaries between citizens and formal governmental institutions. The course will focus on the role of parties, interest groups, and the media in leadership recruitment, issue formulation, and public policy making.
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4.00 Credits
A study of the origins, content, and impact of citizen attitudes on the U.S. political system. Particular attention will be given to the impact of public opinion, along with other factors, on voting and elections.
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4.00 Credits
The political implications of the evolution of cities and suburbs. Includes the study of local politics, geography, demography, and economics applied to selected public policy issues such as redevelopment, sprawl, the environment, poverty, public safety, and education. The course includes instruction in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and use of GIS skills in an analytical mapping project serving the needs of one or more community partners.
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4.00 Credits
An analysis of how the U.S. Supreme Court interprets the Constitution, focusing on the issues of how much power the U.S. Congress, president and courts should have and how the U.S. government should interrelate with the state governments.
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4.00 Credits
An analysis of how the U.S. Supreme Court interprets the Constitution, focusing on the rights of the individual, including freedom of expression, freedom of religion, the right of privacy, due process of law, and equal protection of the laws.
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4.00 Credits
An examination of what law is, the sources of law, and the impact of law on society and the individual. Examines internal aspects of the legal system, such as legal reasoning and the structure of the legal profession, as well as external factors such as the economic system and social structure, in order to illustrate the dynamic relationship between law and the society in which it exists.
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4.00 Credits
This course prepares students to participate in a regional moot court competition where they deliver oral arguments before the Supreme Court. The topic changes annually in response to the moot court problem case, but the primary focus is on public speaking, making logical arguments, and delivering those points in compelling oral rhetoric. Students will travel to the regional competition, and if successful, compete in a national competition. Prerequisite: Permission of the Instructor. Course may be repeated for credit, but may be counted only twice toward the Political Science major.
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4.00 Credits
This course provides an analysis of the institutions, the political processes, and the resultant policies of state and local government in New Jersey. Particular attention is given to the structure of state, county, and local government, related political organizations, the nature of politics in New Jersey, and the impact of the state's cultural, economic, political, and social characteristics on political decision-making and public policy at the state and local level.
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4.00 Credits
Examines the formulation and execution of American foreign policy in the context of American politics and of the United States' historic role in the world; some themes considered include the domestic sources of foreign policy and the conditions under which the United States uses force abroad.
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