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Class number:
1790
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Title: American Natl Govt |
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Department: Political Science |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Lecture |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 29 |
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Current enrollment: 24 |
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Available seats: 5 |
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Start date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 |
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End date: Friday, May 12, 2023 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: MW: 2:55PM-4:10PM, LSC - 134 |
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Instructor(s): Laws, Serena |
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Prerequisite(s): This course is not open to seniors. |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Social Sciences Requirement |
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Note: 20 seats reserved for first year students, 5 seats for sophomores, and 4 seats for juniors who have declared a POLS major. No seniors unless by Instructor Permission. |
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Note: This course is Methodologically Focused. |
Course Description:
How do the institutions of American national government shape our politics and policies? This introductory course examines the nation’s founding documents (including the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Federalist Papers), the goals they sought to achieve, and the institutional framework they established (including Congress, the Presidency, and the courts). It then evaluates the extent to which these institutions achieve their intended aims of representing interests and producing public goods, taking into account the role of parties, interests groups, and the media. Throughout the course, we will attend to the relevance of race, class, religion, and gender. We will draw on the example of the 2012 presidential election and other current events to illustrate the functioning of American government and politics. |