POLT 103 - Political Change in America 4 SS, CD, WR
First Semester. Introduction to American politics, political development, national institutions, and constitutional law. Topics include: the Supreme Court, the right of privacy (abortion choice), and gender discrimination; interest groups, Congress, media, and the politics of agenda setting: nuclear power, pesticides, smoking, and RU 486 (The Abortion Pill); how presidential power and American politics shape each other from FDR to the Bushs; introduction to pluralist, critical pluralist, and politics and history interpretations of American politics and democracy.
Prerequisites & Notes Enrollment Limit: 75.
Mr. Kahn
Credits: 4 hours
Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)
|