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Bethany L Albertson
POL S 202
Seattle Campus
Institutions and politics in the American political system. Ways of thinking about how significant problems, crises, and conflicts of American society are resolved politically. Offered: AWSpS.
Class description
Description: This course provides an introduction to American politics. The course topics include an introduction to America’s constitutional foundations; the relationship between the mass public and politics (public opinion and participation), the role of intermediary organizations (interest groups, media, parties), and the function of institutions (Congress, Presidency, Courts). In addition to mastering a set of basic facts about American government, students will learn theories addressing “big questions” in American politics, and will explore critical assessments of the evidence brought to bear on these questions.
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Class assignments and grading
Texts: The Logic of American Politics, Third Edition (Kernell and Jacobson); Principles and Practices of American Politics, Third Edition (Kernell and Smith).
