Year: 2017

This course examines the sources and policy implications of racial division in American politics by analyzing a range of issues, such as affirmative action in the workplace and in higher education, the use of black …

Changing political roles, status, attitudes, and behaviors of women in contemporary society and of the political implications of changing female/male relationships.

Substantive and procedural aspects of criminal law, including the purposes of criminal justice, specific crimes, criminal responsibility and punishment, legal concepts of proof, and 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendment issues. The case approach is used.

Social movements, revolutions, and riots continually shape and re-shape the world around us. The course will evaluate and apply dominant theoretical approaches to understanding contention through careful attention to empirical cases throughout the world.

Practical experience in a legislative office. Policy research. Readings in legislative process.

Principles, procedures and problems of the legislative process of the United States Congress.

Structure, process, and personnel of American courts; emphasis on the governmental and political consequences of court decisions for public policy-making.

This course undertakes an historical examination of the development of American constitutional thinking about powers and structures of government from the founding era to the present day. Issue that are considered include separation of powers, …

The President as chief administrative leader, political leader, foreign policy initiator, commander-in-chief, and head of state.

This course can be repeated by students, but not with the same content.