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POLITICAL SCIENCE 307: Constitutional Law I:Judicial Review and Constitutional Interpretation
3.00 Credits
Illinois Wesleyan University
The Constitution governs the relations between the executive branch and Congress and the federal government and the states. But is a Constitutionmore than a set of rules ; who has the ultimate authority to interpret it ; and how should it be done With these questions, we interrogate the classic cases of Calder v. Bull,Marbury v.Madison,McCulloch v.Maryland, Missouri v. Holland, and Roe v.Wade among others. Offered in alternate years.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE 308: Constitutional Law II:The First Amendment and AmericanDemocracy
3.00 Credits
Illinois Wesleyan University
What is the purpose of the First Amendment Is it to promote democracy, individual expression, or an open marketplace of ideas We use these three rationales to explore the Supreme Court's case law beginning with Justice Holmes' dissent in Abrams v. UnitedStates. Issues addressed include hate speech legislation, campaign finance reform, state regulation of television, and the advocacy of terrorism. Offered in alternate years.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE 308 - Constitutional Law II:The First Amendment and AmericanDemocracy
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POLITICAL SCIENCE 315: Classical Political Thought:Democracy in Athens and America
3.00 Credits
Illinois Wesleyan University
This course uses Thucydides' History of the PeloponnesianWar, the dialogues of Plato, and the plays of Sophocles and Aristophanes to examine the values and ideals of Athenian demo-cracy. The American case is used to spur debate. Issues addressed include: the rules of war, realist and constructivist views of power, and the merits of democratic participation. Offered in alternate years.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE 315 - Classical Political Thought:Democracy in Athens and America
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POLITICAL SCIENCE 316: Modern Political Thought:Liberalismand its Discontents
3.00 Credits
Illinois Wesleyan University
This class uses the defining texts of modern political theory-Hobbes' Leviathan, Locke's SeconTreatise on Government, and Rousseau's On the Social Contract-to develop a workingdefinition of liberalism. Problems that plague the application of liberal principles are raised as we address the conundrum of voluntary servitude, the shifting basis of the social contract in consent and reason, the claim that property is a pre-political right, the distinction between negative and positive liberty, and the role of religion in public life. Offered in alternate years.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE 316 - Modern Political Thought:Liberalismand its Discontents
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POLITICAL SCIENCE 317: American Political Thought:Three Political Traditions
3.00 Credits
Illinois Wesleyan University
American political ideals often express a liberal commitment to individual freedom, but a republican commitment to citizen independence and ascriptive commitments to particular ethnic and religious traditions have also characterized mainstream political ideology in the United States. This class assesses the claim that the liberal tradition dominates American politics. Offered in alternate years.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE 318: Schools and Sects in the Study of Politics
3.00 Credits
Illinois Wesleyan University
This seminar course covers many influential writings in political science in order to examine why we ask the questions we ask and why we tend to look for the types of evidence we often gather.We read these texts paying at least as much attention to the theoretical and epistemological approaches used as to the substance of the findings and conclusions. Several short papers are required. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing or permission of instructor. Offered in alternate years.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE 320: Latin American Politics
3.00 Credits
Illinois Wesleyan University
This course compares the political systems of Central and South America. At the domestic level, the course reviews the theoretical debates of comparative politics and applies themto the nation states of the lowerWesternHemisphere. The international dimension receives equal attention, with time devoted to issues such as regional security, economic integration,migration, and the expansion ofNAFTA. Empirically, the course concentrates on several of the "newly-industrializing" countries such asMexicoand Brazil, aswell as several of the smaller states of theAmericas. Offered in alternate years.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE 320 - Latin American Politics
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POLITICAL SCIENCE 325: Conflict Areas of the ThirdWorld
3.00 Credits
Illinois Wesleyan University
The focus will be on both the sources and the nature of conflict in the various areas of the ThirdWorld: Africa, Latin America, Asia. Offered in alternate years.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE 325 - Conflict Areas of the ThirdWorld
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POLITICAL SCIENCE 326: Globalization and Development
3.00 Credits
Illinois Wesleyan University
Explores the roots of global poverty and inquality by examining the interplay of ideas and power that shape poor countries' development strategies. Analyzes foundational ideas of classical thinkers: Smith,Marx, Durkheim, Weber. Assesses cncepts of modernization, dependency and neoliberalism. Analyzes effects of multilateral organizations, states, markets, civil society organizations and local cultures. Offered in alternate years.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE 326 - Globalization and Development
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POLITICAL SCIENCE 340: Public Opinion and Political Behavior
3.00 Credits
Illinois Wesleyan University
Introduces students to the major themes in American public opinion and political behavior. Emphasis is given to the mechanics of opinion polling, political learning and opinion formation, media influences, connections between opinion and behavior, and linkages between public opinion and public policy. Offered in alternate years.
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