120: A survey of the national political system, including
discussions of the political beliefs and behavior of citizens, the constitutional structure, and national political processes.
216: An examination of the shared symbol systems that provide
meaning and structure for political life. Key historic cultural concepts, such as individualism, materialism and mobility
will be considered, and their connections to contemporary popular culture explored.
220: An examination of the structure of the presidency, its
relationship to other political and social institutions, and the way in which that office is shaped by individual presidents.
221:
An analysis of the structure of the United States Congress, the behavior of its members, and the relationships of the Congress
to interest groups, the public, the President, and the bureaucracy.
222: The nature and function of political parties in
the United States and the electoral process of which they are a part.
321: The rise, fall and manipulation of public opinion and
voting behavior with special attention given to the mass media.
326: This course examines theories of agenda setting and decision
making in public policy. It offers empirical and theoretical analyses of linkages between the rise and fall of issues from
the agendas of the United States Congress, President, media, interest groups, and public opinion.
330: An examination of the enduring problems of American political
thought from colonial time to the present, including puritanism, constitutionalism, Calhoun, populism, socialism, Social Darwinism,
and pragmatism.
