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POL 397 - Seminar in American Government


FDR: SS2
Planned Offering: Offered when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit.
Credits: 3 in fall and winter, 4 in spring


Prerequisites: POL 100 or instructor consent. Examination of selected topics in American political institutions, ideas, and processes. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.

Fall 2016, POL 397-01: Seminar: 2016 Elections (3). Prerequisite: POL 100. This seminar follows the major events in the 2016 U.S. presidential election while providing context and content for critical analysis of the current election cycle.  Topics include: the history of presidential selection in the American political regime, the origins and evolution of the primary/caucus nomination system, the role of media in presidential politics, the lessons learned from the presidential election of 2012, the contested issues in 2016, and the future of presidential politics following the unusual events that have occurred in the current presidential selection process.  A major research paper is required. Strong.

 




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