POLT 103 - Political Change in America

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Law and Society
Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 4 Hours
Attribute: 4 SS, CD, WR

An introduction to American constitutional law, politics, policy change, and national institutions. Topics include: The Supreme Court and privacy (abortion and gay rights); interest groups, Congress, media, and political agenda-setting: nuclear power, pesticides, smoking, and RU 486 (Abortion Pill); how presidential power and American politics shape each other from FDR to the Clinton-Bush Presidencies; and politics and history, pluralist, and critical pluralist interpretations of American politics and democracy. Note: Friday discussion sections to be arranged. Enrollment Limit: 50.
Instructor: R. Kahn
Prerequisites & Notes