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Students in this course study the development of Western political thought from Classical Greece to modern times, examining the conceptual evolution of citizenship, civic obligation, and the nature of justics and exploring the connection between moral and positive law in the western tradition. Prerequisites: sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. 3 credits. [Cross-listed as Philosophy 220.]
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The origin, forms, dynamics, and prospects of the international political pattern, with emphasis on current developments and changing concepts in world politics. 3 credits.
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An examination of the structures through which governments try to carry out their policies. The course covers both the practical matters of accountability and efficiency, and the analytical concerns of organizational theory and bureaucratic culture. 3 credits.
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This course is designed to introduce students to the study of international relations. The course hinges on a series of questions: Who are the principal actors in the international system What are the theoretical ways of discerning why these actors do what they do How has the international system evolved into its present form What are the central issues confronting the international system Topics addressed include weapons of mass destruction, ecology, terrorism, political economy, development, and dependency. 3 credits.
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This course is designed to introduce students to the study of international relations. The course hinges on a series of questions: Who are the principal actors in the international system What are the theoretical ways of discerning why these actors do what they do How has the international system evolved into its present form What are the central issues confronting the international system Topics addressed include weapons of mass destruction, ecology, terrorism, political economy, development, and dependency. 3 credits.
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This course describes the public policy process and analyzes various areas of substantive domestic policy at the national level. Topics covered include budgeting and taxation, education, health, welfare, and the environment. Prerequisites sophomore standing and PSC 110 or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.
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This course will examine the Presidency and Congress as institutions and as policy-making agents of the federal government. It will focus on the necessary and frequently confrontational interaction between these two political branches of government with special emphasis on separation of powers doctrine and constitutional law. Prerequisites: sophomore standing and PSC 110 or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.
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An examination of the Congress as an institution undergoing dynamic change; emphasis upon recruitment of legislators, institutional and informal rules, the committee system, and legislative procedures. 3 credits.
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Both the institution of the presidency and the person of the president will be examined from a number of analytical perspectives. Some of the specific topics we will be covering include: presidential history; the relationship between the presidency and the public via campaigns and elections, public opinion, the mass media, political parties, and interest groups; the presidential institution and the psychological elements of presidents; inter-branch relations among the presidency, Congress, and the courts; and the presidency and domestic, economic, and foreign policymaking. 3 credits.
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Institutions are generally defined either as the structures of politics, or the rules of the political game accepted by all--or virtually all--important players. Traditionally, the most important of these political institutions are the constitution, the executive, the legislature, and the judiciary. In this course, we will examine major political insitutions from a comparative perspective. We will consider cases in both the developed and developing worlds. Prerequisites: junior standing and PSC 210 or permission of the instructor. 3 credits.
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