[211] The American Presidency -- The organization, powers, and actions of the executive branch of the American government examined in historical and contemporary perspective. Prerequisite: Government 111 or permission of the instructor. Four credit hours.

[212s] The American Congress -- The Congress is the "first branch" of the American national government, but most of us know little about it.  The history of the Congress and a study of the politics and policy making of the Congress in the mid-1990s. Prerequisite: Government 111 or permission of the instructor. Four credit hours. MR. MAISEL

[213j] United States Senate Simulation -- A month-long simulation of how the United States Senate, particularly its committee system, functions. Students are assigned the role of actual senators as they deal with contemporary policy issues. Open to all classes. Prerequisite: Government 111 or permission of the instructor. Three credit hours.  MR. MAISEL

[214] Parties and the Electoral Process -- An analysis of partisan politics and elections in the United States, emphasizing the role of parties and dealing with candidates, their staffs, the electorate, and the media.  Prerequisite: Government 111 or permission of the instructor. Four credit hours.

[311] The Judicial Process -- A seminar designed to give a broad survey of the role of law and the courts in our society from the perspective of a federal judge. Topics include the appellate process,  judicial activism, etc. Prerequisite: Government 111 and permission of the chair of the department. Three credit hours.

[312] The Politics of Presidential Nominations -- An examination of the procedural and strategic environment of presidential nomination contests. The evolution of the modern delegate selection process and changes in the conduct of presidential campaigns provide a framework for analyzing the 1996 race for the White House. The development of campaign messages, the role of political advertising, candidate debates,  and press coverage of presidential primaries. Prerequisite: Government 111. Four credit hours.

[313f] Constitutional Law I: Federalism --  An examination of major themes in American constitutional law, focusing on the period from the founding to the New Deal. Topics include constitutional interpretation and judicial review, the role of an independent judiciary, the structure and powers of the national government, and the rise and fall of substantive due process and economic rights. Readings of major U.S. Supreme Court decisions and related documents. Prerequisite: Government 111 or permission of the instructor. Four credit hours. S. MR. REISERT

[314s] Constitutional Law II: Individual Rights --  Legal, moral, and political controversies involving the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment. Particular attention to the period from the New Deal to the present. Cases examined deal with freedom of speech and press,  obscenity, pornography, and "hate speech"; searches and seizures and the rights of the accused; the "right of privacy," and protections for contraception, abortion, and homosexuality; and affirmative action and the status of women and minorities under the law. Readings of major U.S. Supreme Court cases and related works of moral and political philosophy.  Prerequisite: Government 111 or permission of the instructor. Four credit hours. S. MR. REISERT

[315] Constitutional Law III -- A survey of First Amendment law,  including free speech, freedom of the press; the free exercise of religion and religious establishment; and the freedom of association. Topics include the regulation of obscenity and pornography; "fighting words" and hate speech; the definition of religious pluralism; regulation of the print and broadcast media as well as newer forms of communication; libel and the conflict between free speech and other rights. Readings of major U.S. Supreme Court cases and related works as well as theoretical treatments of freedom and speech. Prerequisite: Government 111 or permission of the instructor. Four credit hours.

[316] Presidential Electoral Politics --  The procedural and strategic environment of presidential general election contests and the strategic decision making that takes place in presidential campaigns. An introduction to recent controversies concerning polling techniques, the role of the media in covering elections, negative advertising, and candidate debates. A case study of recent elections. Prerequisite:  Government 111. Four credit hours.

[317f] The Policy Making Process --  An examination of the policy making process, including agenda setting, program formulation, consensus building, implementation, and the use and misuse of policy analysis. Special attention to methods and techniques of policy evaluation.  Primary focus on policy making at the national level in the United States government. Prerequisite: Government 111 or permission of the instructor. Four credit hours. MR. MACKENZIE

[319f] Law and Social Change: Women and Minorities --  The legal "case method" will be used to focus on the judicial process--particularly the United States Supreme Court--as it has dealt with problems of slavery, racial equality, and discrimination against women in the United States and, to a lesser extent, in England. The course investigates affirmative action, school segregation, abortion, rights of privacy, sex discrimination, and discrimination against homosexuals. The Socratic method of teaching is used, and regular class participation is required of all students. Priority to seniors, regardless of major. Four credit hours.  S, D. MR. COTTER

[320s] American Liberalism in Thought and Practice --  The changing role of the national government in American society in the 20th century. Populism, progressivism, and the civil-rights movement; the broad expansions of government responsibility that occurred during the Progressive, New Deal, and Great Society eras; and the contemporary impacts and problems resulting from this enlargement of the role and size of the federal government. Prerequisite: Government 111 or History 124. Four credit hours. MR. MACKENZIE

[411] Seminar: The New Deal -- An examination of the policies and politics of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. Major policy initiatives will be reviewed and the formation of the New Deal electoral coalition assessed.  The intellectual and historical background of the period, the political leadership of FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt, and the rise of the administrative state. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Four credit hours.

[412] Tutorial: The Politics of Presidential Elections -- The procedural and strategic environment of modern presidential elections and the decision making that takes place within presidential election campaigns. Case studies and analyses of the 1996 presidential campaign.  The development of electoral college strategies, the use of political advertising, the role of candidate debates, and press coverage of general elections. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Four credit hours.

[413s] Seminar: Policy Advocacy -- Intensive study of selected public policy issues and the techniques of policy advocacy; emphasis on oral presentations of policy positions. Prerequisite: Government 317 or permission of the instructor. Four credit hours. MR. MACKENZIE

[414f] Seminar: Ethics in Politics -- A discussion of critical ethical issues faced by American and other national leaders. Case studies of 20th-century decisions, including those involved with violence (e.g., Truman's decision to drop the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki), deception in government (e.g., Oliver North's decision to lie to Congress about Iran-Contra), disobedience of those in authority (e.g., Daniel Ellsberg's release of the Pentagon Papers), policies regarding life and death (e.g., abortion and euthanasia laws), and others. Prerequisite:  Government 111 and permission of the instructor. Four credit hours.  MR. MAISEL

[415] Tutorial: American Government -- Readings and discussions of selected topics in American government. Prerequisite: Government 111 and permission of the instructor. Four credit hours.