American Government and Politics
GOVT 151
Fall 2010
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| Certificates: Civic Engagement |
An introduction to American national institutions and the policy process, the focus of this course is on the institutions and actors who make, interpret, and enforce our laws: Congress, the presidency, the courts, and the bureaucracy. The course will critically assess the perennial conflict over executive, legislative, and judicial power and the implications of the rise of the administrative state for a democratic order. This course is designed specifically for first-year students. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Logical Reasoning, Writing
Students will be invited to consider and articulate the perennial tensions and debates that vivify American politics.
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS GOVT |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CIVI-MN)(GOVT)(GOVT-American) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Marc Landy and Sidney M. Milkis, American Government: Balancing Democracy and Rights, 2nd Edition, (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008) |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Students who wish to be eligible to register for the course during Drop/Add should add themselves to the enrollment request system during on-line registration. They should also fill out a waitlist form from here: https://wesfiles.wesleyan.edu/home/elim/web/Waitlist.htm. |
| Instructor(s): Lim,Elvin Times: .M.W... 11:00AM-12:20PM; Location: PAC004; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 33 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 15 | FR: 18 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 8 | 1st Ranked: 1 | 2nd Ranked: 5 | 3rd Ranked: 2 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
| SECTION 02 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Lowi, Ginsberg, Shepsle and Ansolabehere, American Government Power and Purpose. Core 11th ed. Norton PBK ISBN: 978-0-393-93508-0
Kollman, Readings in America. random House. HC ISBN 1400068606
Per Instructor, Marc Eisner:
"All the old texts should be eliminated and replaced by:"
Lowi, Ginsberg, Shepsle and Ansolabehere, American Government Power and Purpose. Core 11th ed. Norton PBK ISBN: 978-0-393-93300-0
Kollman, Reading in American Politics: Analysis and Perspectives. Norton PBK ISBN: 978-0-393-93508-0
David Walker, Comeback America. Random House. HC ISBN 1400068606 |
Examinations and Assignments:
Two examinations and analytical essays. |
| Additional Requirements and/or Comments: Same as Section 01 Above |
| Instructor(s): Eisner,Marc A. Times: .M.W... 08:30AM-09:50AM; Location: PAC004; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 33 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 11 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 15 | FR: 18 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
| SECTION 03 | | Special Attributes: FYI |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
will be from primary and secondary sources, including: United States Constitution; State Constitutions (various States and times); Declaration of Independence; Articles of Confederation; Statutory law (various): including excerpts from the Voting Rights Act of 1965, (as amended) and the Judiciary Act of 1789; Case law (various) : including excerpts from Marbury v Madison; McCulloch v Maryland, Kirkpatrick v Preisler; Davis v Bandemer; Brown v Thomson; Bush v Palm Beach County Canvassing Board. Executive Orders and Presidential Commissions (various) including excerpts from the President¿s Committee on Administrative Management; The Federalist (various) E.E. Schattschneider, The Semi-Sovereign People, selections; Aaron Wildavsky, The New Politics of the Budgetary Process; Congressional Quarterly, Inc (various) including: readings on apportionment; presidential elections; the budget process; the legislative veto; and presidential power. |
Examinations and Assignments:
Course grades will be based on 3 examinations/quizzes, 3 essays and class participation. The number and weighting of each component will be listed on the syllabus. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Students who wish to be eligible to register for the course during Drop/Add should place themselves on the wait list during pre-registration. Wait list preference rankings will be one factor I will consider in making Drop/Add period registration decisions. |
| Instructor(s): Murphy,Russell D. Times: ..T.R.. 09:00AM-10:20AM; Location: PAC136; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: 19 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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