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POL 2155: Constitutional Politics
3.00 Credits
Saint Joseph's University
An examination of how the supposedly weakest of the three branches of the federal government has come to exercise political power. The course will study how the Court has employed its functions of judicial review and statutory interpretation to enhance its role within the political system. Cases examined will span the period from Marbury v. Madison (1803) to Bush v. Gore (2000). The course will also review how the appointment and amendment processes have been used to influence the judiciary.
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POL 2165: The Constitutional Law of Civil Rights and Liberties
3.00 Credits
Saint Joseph's University
A study of contemporary issues of civil rights and liberties in the United States, based on an examination of the development of these protections. Issues addressed include the return of substantive due process, freedom of speech, press, and religion, racial and gender discrimination and the issue of fundamental rights.
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POL 2195: Politics, Music, Cinema & Mass Media
3.00 Credits
Saint Joseph's University
This course will examine the interplay of socioeconomic and cultural shifts in the context of American political development, using a political science framework to understand musical and cinematic trends. These trends, will be studies as ameans to understand political develo development. Among the topics to be studied will be the rise of the "baby boom" generation and the emergence of "pop culture," tcivil rights movement, the counterculture, the anti-war movement, and the development of a "postindustrial economy." Finally, the course will address the reality of the breakdown of the New Deal coalition and the increasing fragmentation of both popular and political cultures.
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POL 2215: Politics of the Sixties
3.00 Credits
Saint Joseph's University
An analysis of how the 1960s and the political turmoil and changes of that era represent a watershed in American politics. Specific attention will be devoted to the anti-war movement, the Civil Rights initiatives, and the growing attention paid to women's issues and to other groups that had previously played minor roles in the political system. The course will examine how these challenges to existing political institutions and structures continue to reverberate in the politics of the twenty-first century.
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POL 2255: Political Parties, Pressure Groups and Voting Behavior
3.00 Credits
Saint Joseph's University
A study of the changing roles of parties and pressure groups in American politics with particular emphasis upon the Presidency, Congress, courts, and the bureaucracy. Topics include the effects of dealignment, proliferation of political action committees and single issue groups. The health of the American democracy will be evaluated in the light of these developments.
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POL 2265: Urban Politics
3.00 Credits
Saint Joseph's University
Examines why American cities have been so vulnerable to chronic problems such as poverty, crime and racial tension and how cities have tried to remedy those problems through different forms of political organization. Considers the most common "visions of urban politics" to evaluate various responses tothe ongoing urban crisis.
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POL 2275: Booms and Busts: The Politics of Economic Crisis
3.00 Credits
Saint Joseph's University
What explains shifts in economic trends, from periods of rapid expansion to those of prolonged stagnation? How might governments promote stable growth? This course offers an overview of economic crises-both past and present-and addresses debates over their causes and appropriatepolicy responses. Our case studies will range from the Great Crash of 1929, through the mid-century debates over inflation, and conclude with an analysis of the current economic situation.
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POL 2285: Philadelphia Politics
3.00 Credits
Saint Joseph's University
An examination of the political and social development of the City of Philadelphia with an emphasis on the impact of Quaker values, the rise and decline of Philadelphia as the nation's premier industrial city, the impact of immigration movements both from Europe and the South, the role of political machines and reformers, put in the context of political science theory relative to the development of American cities. Particular emphasis will be placed on recent political leaders beginning with the reform mayors, Clark and Dilworth, continuing through Tate, Rizzo, Green, Goode, Rendell and Street.
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POL 2315: Politics in Western Europe
3.00 Credits
Saint Joseph's University
In-depth treatment of a specially selected country undertaken each semester with appropriate attention to comparison with other European and non-European states. Historical, economic, and cultural, as well as contemporary political, aspects will be studied, including the foreign policy of the selected state and its place in the international system. The country chosen for study varies from semester to semester; one semester may be taken independently of the other.
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POL 2355: Revolution and Development
3.00 Credits
Saint Joseph's University
Analyzes classical theories of revolution from Aristotle to Pareto; cause and effect of the "great"revolutions-France 1789, Russia 1917, China 1949; the collapse of European Communism; techniques of guerrilla insurgency and the coup d'état; the future of revolution and implications for world stabilityand U.S. security.
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