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.
PS 431 Introduction to Contentious Politics
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.
PS 427 Legislative Internship
Practical experience in a legislative office. Policy research. Readings in legislative process.
PS 426 The U.S. Congress
Principles, procedures and problems of the legislative process of the United States Congress.
PS 417 The American Judicial System
Structure, process, and personnel of American courts; emphasis on the governmental and political consequences of court decisions for public policy-making.
PS 411 The American Constitution : Powers and Structures of Government
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, …
PS 408 The American Presidency
The President as chief administrative leader, political leader, foreign policy initiator, commander-in-chief, and head of state.
PS 401 Politics of Islam & World Politics
This course can be repeated by students, but not with the same content.
PS 401 Political Information
This course can be repeated by students, but not with the same content.
PS 400 Washington DC Internship Prep
An umbrella course for variable credit topic courses, such as summer forum, intensive summer courses, half-semester courses, etc.