POLT 207 - American Political Development

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 hours
Attribute: 3SS

An exploration of the Supreme Court, Congress, Presidency, and Elections as institutions in American political development (APD). Topics include what is American political development?, timing, order, and paths of political and institutional development; elections and political realignment; Supreme Court in legal time, Presidency and Congress in political time, difference between legal and political time, and APD as a means to understand the predicaments facing our nation in race, labor, civil rights, abortion choice, welfare, and health care policies and politics. Enrollment Limit: 35
Instructor: R. Kahn
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: One course on American politics.