POL 470: Constitutional Law: Federalism
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Development and analysis of constitutional law of the U.S.; problems of distribution of powers. |
American Politics Electives
POL 469: Law & Social Change
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The motivating question for this course is whether or not significant social, political, and/or economic change can be achieved through the courts. |
POL 455: American Foreign Policy
Analysis of the Cold War; Congressional-Executive clashes over foreign policy control; approaches to policy analysis.
POL 410: Struggle for the Presidency (Cross-listed: COMM 410)
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Examination of the campaign strategies and tactics of those seeking the nation's most powerful office from 1960 to the present. |
POL 408: Development of the American Presidency
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This course will explore and explain the development of the institution of the American Presidency. Beginning with the Constitutional Convention through the two terms of President Obama, this course will look at all 43 presidents and how their time in office changed the function and powers of the office of President. Students will gain a deep understanding of the theories of presidential power and the realities of how the presidents have chosen to use those powers. |
POL 407: Congress and American Politics
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Examination of election politics, personalities, and career patterns of congressional members, the organization and structure of Congress, and the role of Congress in policy leadership and representation of the public. |
POL 386: Race/Gender: Genealogies, Formations, Politics (Cross-listed: GWS/HIST/WS 386)
This course examines the gendered constitution of race in the U.S., from 18th century naturalism and 19th century scientific racism, to 20th and 21st century eugenics, multiculturalism, neoliberalism, and "color blindness".
POL 333: Latino Politics
This course is dedicated to the examination of Latinos within the U.S. political system.This course is designed to place Latino ethnicity within the U.S. socio-political context. We will cover multiple relevant topics related to Latino politics. We will also cover policy arenas that are significant to Latinos in the U.S., such as immigration, affirmative action, and social welfare policies.
POL 315: Political Sociology (Cross-listed: SOC 315)
Current competing theories of socio-political institutions.