GOVT 217
Spring 2016 not offered
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This course has three aims: to survey the institutional development and current operation of the presidency; to examine the politics of presidential leadership, including the processes of selection of governance; and to consider the interaction of the two. Topics to be addressed include the constitutional framework, the American ambivalence toward executive power, historical development of the office and its relation to party systems, the process of nominating and electing the president, and the relationship of the office to the other branches. |
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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: (GOVT)(GOVT-American) |
Major Readings:
Stephen Skowronek. 1993. THE POLITICS PRESIDENTS MAKE. Cambridge, MA: Belknap/Harvard University Press: ISBN: 978-0674689374
William G. Howell. 2013. THINKING ABOUT THE PRESIDENCY: THE PRIMACY OF POWER. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press: 978-1400846719
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Examinations and Assignments:
1. Two Exams
2. Response Papers |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Students who wish to be eligible to register for the course during Drop/Add should add themselves to the enrollment request system during on-line registration. They should also fill out a waitlist form from here: https://wesfiles.wesleyan.edu/home/elim/web/Waitlist.htm. |
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