American Government and Politics
GOVT 151
Fall 2012
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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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| 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
David T. Canon, John J. Coleman, Kenneth R. Mayer , eds., THE ENDURING DEBATE, 6th ed. (New York: W.W. Norton, 2011). ISBN 9780-393912050
Susan Mettler, THE SUBMERGED STATE: HOW INVISIBLE GOVERNMENT POLICIES UNDERMINE AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2011). ISBN 978-0226521657
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Examinations and Assignments:
Two examinations and analytical essays. |
| Instructor(s): Eisner,Marc A. Times: .M.W... 08:30AM-09:50AM; Location: PAC107; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 4 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 15 | FR: 20 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
| SECTION 02 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Theodore J. Lowi, Benjamin Ginsberg, Kenneth A. Shepsle, Stephen Ansolabehere, (brief 12th edition) AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: POWER AND PURPOSE
Fiorina, Morris P. (2011, 3rd edition) CULTURE WAR? THE MYTH OF A POLARIZED AMERICA |
Examinations and Assignments:
Two examinations and analytical papers |
| Instructor(s): Freeze,Melanie S. Times: ..T.R.. 09:00AM-10:20AM; Location: PAC125; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 2 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 0 | FR: 19 |
| 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
Theodore J. Lowi, Benjamin Ginsberg, Kenneth A. Shepsle, Stephen Ansolabehere, (brief 12th edition) AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: POWER AND PURPOSE
Fiorina, Morris P. (2011, 3rd edition) CULTURE WAR? THE MYTH OF A POLARIZED AMERICA |
Examinations and Assignments:
Two examinations and analytical papers |
| Instructor(s): Freeze,Melanie S. Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: SCIE113; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 3 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 0 | 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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