POLS 810 - AMERICAN POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS

3credit hour(s)

Description This course examines the primary institutions of American government - Congress, the presidency, agencies, and the courts - for the purpose of introducing important concepts, theoretical approaches and research questions in the contemporary study of American political institutions. Students of should possess some exposure to contemporary research on elections, interest group organizations and political parties so that the course can productively cover the various institutional interfaces for each as we engage in more detailed study of trends in political science research on governing institutions in the United States.

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