American Government and Politics
GOVT 151
Fall 2015
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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: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Kernell, Jacobson, Kousser, Vavreck, THE LOGIC OF AMERICAN POLITICS, 7th ed. (CQ Press, 2015); ISBN: 978-1-4833-1984-1
Dahl, HOW DEMOCRATIC IS THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION? 2nd ed. (Yale, 2003); ISBN: 978-0300095241
Alan Abramowitz, THE POLARIZED PUBLIC? WHY AMERICAN GOVERNMENT IS SO DYSFUNCTIONAL (Pearson, 2013) 978-0205877393
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Examinations and Assignments:
1 midterm, 1 final exam, 1 short response paper, 1 analytical essay |
| Instructor(s): Rosenfeld,Sam Hoffmann Times: ..T.R.. 09:00AM-10:20AM; Location: SCIE113; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: X | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 9 | FR: 10 |
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| Total Submitted Requests: 12 | 1st Ranked: 4 | 2nd Ranked: 4 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 2 |
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