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Course Criteria
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Course content varies based on current World Affairs topics of sufficient importance to merit a semester's attention. Topics may be general (e.g., "War in the 21st Century) or specific (e.g., "International Responses to Global Warming"). Course may be repeated for credit when topic varies. (Fall/Spring). Liberal arts. Prerequisite: six PSC credits.
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3.00 Credits
Analytical treatment of types of public policy and of the models and theories of the policy making process at the national level. Particular emphasis on the implementation and evaluation of policies by the federal bureaucracy. Secondary emphasis on the budgetary process. Several important policy areas are discussed and analyzed within the framework of the models and theories. (Fall, Spring). Liberal arts. Prerequisite: PSC100.
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3.00 Credits
An overview of the relationship between politics and economics in the U.S. from a variety of theoretical standpoints. Emphasis on contemporary economic problems and policy issues. (Spring). Liberal arts. Prerequisites: three credits in PSC or ECO.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the U.S. judiciary at all levels of U.S. government. Topics include the judicial role in a constitutional republic, judicial selection and tenure, judicial organization and jurisdiction, judicial power and judicial restraint, judicial interaction with other political actors and with the public, the roles of attorneys and jurors in the American legal process, alternatives to judicial dispute resolution, judicial process, judicial policy making, and judicial impact and importance. (Spring). Liberal arts. Prerequisite: PSC100 or PSC290.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the major continuing areas of U.S. Domestic Policy: public health, education, public welfare. The history of these areas from their emergence as policy concerns, through the growing role of the federal government, to their current status. Comparisons between the way these areas are handled politically in the U.S. compared with other modern democracies. (Fall). Liberal arts. Prerequisite: PSC100 (PSC380 recommended).
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3.00 Credits
A study of the emergence of the environment as an issue in the 1960s; the rise of the environmental movement as well as opposition by business; and the establishment of federal environmental policies. Problems of policy implementation, legal battles over this implementation, and the gradual evolution of environmental policy over the ensuing decades. The expansion of environmental efforts to the global level of international conventions, agreements, accords, and treaties. (Fall). Liberal arts. Prerequisite: PSC100; PSC380 recommended.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of the origins and evolution of the U.S. Constitution from its founding in 1787 to the present. Emphasis is on the role of judicial interpretation as the principal means by which the constitution is altered and the particular role of the U.S. Supreme Court in that process. Principal topics are those relating to the constitutional separation of powers, federalism, and constitutionally based rights and liberties. (Fall). Liberal arts. Prerequisite: PSC100 (PSC290 recommended).
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the crucial role of the United States Supreme Court as definer and defender of constitutionally based civil rights and liberties. Particular emphasis is on the U.S. Bill of Rights and the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the U.S. constitution. Legal and extralegal influences on constitutional interpretation are assessed, including the political nature of the court's constitutional adjudication, and the impact of judicial philosophy and ideology in constitutional decisions. The Court's interactions with other political/legal actors including the states, Congress, and the executive branch is also stressed. Students read landmark Supreme Court decisions in civil rights and liberties cases. (Spring). Liberal arts. Prerequisite: PSC100; (PSC290 recommended).
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3.00 Credits
A comparative analysis of constitutional legal systems and analysis of international law through both statutory and case law approaches. Also analyzed are the International Court of Justice, the European Court, and bilateral arbitration panels. (Spring, Fall). Liberal arts. Prerequisite: PSC290 or POI.
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1.00 - 15.00 Credits
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean. (Fall).
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