American Government and Politics
GOVT 151
Fall 2016
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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
Kernell, S. and Smith, S., PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF AMERICAN POLITICS, 6th ed. (CQ Press, 2016), ISBN: 9781483319872
Dahl, Robert, HOW DEMOCRATIC IS THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION? 2nd ed., (Yale, 2003); ISBN: 978-0300095241
Other works to be announced.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Periodic reading quizzes, 1 midterm exam, 1 final exam, 1 analytical essay, other short assignments |
| Instructor(s): Krupicka,Benjamin Thomas Times: ..T.R.. 08:50AM-10:10AM; Location: FISK121; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 0 | FR: 19 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 5 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 1 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 4 |
| SECTION 02 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Kernell, Samuel and Steven Smith. Principles and Practice of American Politics: Classic and Contemporary Readings 6th Edition. CQ Press. 978-1483319872
Dahl, Robert. 2003. HOW DEMOCRATIC IS THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION? New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN-10: 0300095244; ISBN-13: 978-0300095241 |
Examinations and Assignments:
1 in-class midterm exam
1 in-class final exam
2 short papers
Additional small assignments |
| Instructor(s): Dancey,Logan M. Times: .M.W... 10:50AM-12:10PM; Location: PAC004; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 10 | FR: 25 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 9 | 1st Ranked: 1 | 2nd Ranked: 3 | 3rd Ranked: 2 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 3 |
| SECTION 03 |
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
Kernell, S. and Smith, S., PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF AMERICAN POLITICS, 6th ed. (CQ Press, 2016), ISBN: 9781483319872
Dahl, Robert, HOW DEMOCRATIC IS THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION? 2nd ed., (Yale, 2003); ISBN: 978-0300095241
Other works to be announced. |
Examinations and Assignments:
Periodic reading quizzes, 1 midterm exam, 1 final exam, 1 analytical essay, other short assignments |
| Instructor(s): Krupicka,Benjamin Thomas Times: ..T.R.. 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: SHAN201; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 0 | FR: 19 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 3 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 2 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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