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  • AMST 30430: Constitutional Law

    3.00 Credits
    University of Notre Dame

    This course examines the main principles of American Constitutional law, the process of constitutional interpretation, and the role of the Supreme Court in the American political system. Topics covered are presidential war powers, congressional-executive relations, free speech, church-state relations, the right to life (abortion, right to die, and death penalty), race and gender discrimination, and the American federal system. A good deal of attention is given over to recent personnel changes on the Supreme Court and the extent to which these changes are reflected in the court's opinions. A background in American national government is desirable.
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  • AMST 30431: Race and Ethnicity in American Politics

    3.00 Credits
    University of Notre Dame

    This course introduces students to the dynamics of the social and historical construction of race and ethnicity in American political life. The course explores the following core questions: What are race and ethnicity? What are the best ways to think about the impact of race and ethnicity on American citizens? What is the history of racial and ethnic formation in American political life? How do race and ethnicity link up with other identities animating political actions like gender and class? What roles do American political institutions - the Congress, presidency, judiciary, state and local governments, etc. - play in constructing and maintaining these identity categories? Can these institutions ever be used to overcome the points of division in American society?
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  • AMST 30432: American Foreign Policy in Middle East

    3.00 Credits
    University of Notre Dame

    This course provides an in-depth analysis of the causes, conduct, and consequences of American foreign policy towards the Middle East since World War II. We will look at the origins of the American foreign policy, and explore the domestic and international factors that shape the policy making process towards this region, including the roles of several American policy institutions such as the Departments of State and Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency. We will specifically focus on the evolution of American policy towards a number of major countries in the region, including Israel, Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Lebanon.
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  • AMST 30433: Latinos and the U.S. Political System

    3.00 Credits
    University of Notre Dame

    This course provides a careful and critical analysis of the political status, conditions, and the political activities of the major Latino (or "Hispanic") groups in the United States - particularly, Mexican-Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Cuban-Americans. To provide a context and grounding, various theoretical perspectives are first considered, followed by discussions of the historical experiences and contemporary socioeconomic situations of the several Latino groups. Attention then turns to a number of issues concerning political attitudes, behaviors, and activities. Assessments of Latino influence upon the major local, state and national institutions of the political system -- and vice versa -- are next are considered. Policy areas particularly significant for Latinos are also examined. Finally, the major issues, questions, and themes considered throughout the semester are revisited and reconsidered.
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  • AMST 30434: Public Opinion and Political Behavior

    3.00 Credits
    University of Notre Dame

    A principle tenet underlying democratic governance is the belief that public opinion or the "will of the people" should dictate governmental behavior. To the extent this belief is a realistic consideration, difficult questions remain concerning the capacity for citizens to develop reasoned opinions and how to conceptualize and measure opinion. This course explores the foundations of political and social attitudes and the methodology used to observe what people think about politics.
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  • AMST 30436: State of American States

    3.00 Credits
    University of Notre Dame

    This course provides a critical and comprehensive examination of politics in the states of the U.S., and does so by analyzing topics from several theoretical perspectives. States are major policymakers concerning such central public policies as education, welfare, and criminal justice, among a host of others. There is tremendous variation, yet, at the same time there are similarities between and among the 50 states in their political processes and governmental institutions as well as in their public policy concerns and outcomes. The focus of the course is on understanding why the states vary as they do and the consequences of that variation for such core American values as democracy and equality, and how states have different conceptualizations, or different visions or versions, of those core values.
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  • AMST 30437: Church and State in American Constitutional Law and Politics

    3.00 Credits
    University of Notre Dame

    This course analyzes different approaches to understanding the separation of church and state, and examines how these approaches have played out in political practice and Supreme Court decisions.
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  • AMST 30438: Environmental Politics

    3.00 Credits
    University of Notre Dame

    The first half of the course provides an overview of major American environmental policies such as regulating land use and preservation, water, air, and endangered species. The second half of the course deals more directly with issues of policy formulation, implementation and enforcement.
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  • AMST 30439: International Environmental Politics

    3.00 Credits
    University of Notre Dame

    This course examines the responses of nations and international organizations to the environmental challenges of the present and future, including pollution, depletion of natural resources, and global warming.
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  • AMST 30440: Intelligence and National Security Decision Making

    3.00 Credits
    University of Notre Dame

    The purpose of this class is to introduce students to the role of intelligence (collection, analysis, and covert action) in U.S. national security decision-making. The course will begin with a discussion of the evolution of U.S. national security decision-making apparatus and the intelligence community. It will then explore major issues of intelligence in U.S. history since the Second World War. Finally, it will conclude with a discussion of some of the future intelligence challenges the United States is likely to face in coming years.
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