POL 180 - FS: First-Year Seminar

Credits: 3-4
When Offered: Each first-year seminar topic is approved by the Dean of The College and The Committee on Courses and Degrees. Applicability to FDRs and other requirements varies.

POL 180: FS:Lying, Cheating and Stealing: Political Scandals in American Politics (4). Prerequisite: First-year standing. First-year Seminar. This first-year seminar explores some of the major American political scandals in the 20th century including Teapot Dome, Watergate, and the impeachment of President Clinton. The events surrounding these scandals inform broader discussions of the limits of presidential power, the standards for removal from office, the appropriate boundaries between public and private lives, the rise of partisanship, and the role of the media in modern American politics. (SS2) Strong.