American Government and Politics
GOVT 151
Fall 2013
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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 02 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Dahl, Robert. 2003. HOW DEMOCRATIC IS THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION? New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN-10: 0300095244; ISBN-13: 978-0300095241
Kernell, Samuel, Gary C. Jacobson, & Thad Kousser. 2011. THE LOGIC OF AMERICAN POLITICS, 5th edition. Washington D.C.: CQ Press. ISBN-10: 1608712753; ISBN-13: 978-1608712755
Mettler, Susan. 2011. THE SUBMERGED STATE: HOW INVISIBLE GOVERNMENT POLICIES UNDERMINE AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN-10: 0226521656; ISBN-13: 978-0226521657 |
Examinations and Assignments:
1 in-class midterm exam
1 in-class final exam
1 research paper
1 group presentation/short paper |
| Instructor(s): Harrison,Brian Times: .M.W... 08:30AM-09:50AM; Location: PAC125; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: X | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 9 | FR: 10 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
| SECTION 03 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Dahl, Robert. 2003. HOW DEMOCRATIC IS THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION? New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN-10: 0300095244; ISBN-13: 978-0300095241
Kernell, Samuel, Gary C. Jacobson, & Thad Kousser. 2011. THE LOGIC OF AMERICAN POLITICS, 5th edition. Washington D.C.: CQ Press. ISBN-10: 1608712753; ISBN-13: 978-1608712755
Mettler, Susan. 2011. THE SUBMERGED STATE: HOW INVISIBLE GOVERNMENT POLICIES UNDERMINE AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN-10: 0226521656; ISBN-13: 978-0226521657 |
Examinations and Assignments:
1 in-class midterm exam
1 in-class final exam
1 research paper
1 group presentation/short paper |
| Instructor(s): Harrison,Brian Times: .M.W... 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: PAC107; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: X | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 2 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 9 | FR: 10 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 3 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 2 |
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