American Government and Politics
GOVT 151
Spring 2017
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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:
1 midterm, 1 final, 3 short papers |
| Instructor(s): Krupicka,Benjamin Thomas Times: ..T.R.. 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: PAC004; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: -3 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 15 | FR: 20 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 16 | 1st Ranked: 3 | 2nd Ranked: 4 | 3rd Ranked: 2 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 6 |
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