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6201 |
Politics and Public Policy (3) |
Cushman, Johnson
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Examination of political processes that influence policy formulation, policy implementation, and the uses of policy analysis. Topics include political and policy decision making, actors, and process.
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6202 |
Legislative Politics (3) |
Staff
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Theory, structure, and process of the U.S. Congress, with emphasis on member-constituency relations, individual and collective decision making, party and committee activities, executive-legislative relations, and interest-group activities.
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6203 |
Executive-Legislative Relations (3) |
Johnson
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Political and institutional relationships between the executive and legislative branches of the federal government.
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6204 |
Research Methods for Legislative Affairs Specialists (3)
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Staff
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Approaches to political analysis. Construction of research designs and problems of measurement.
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6217 |
Budgetary Politics (3) |
Staff
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Examination of federal budget policymaking and politics.
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6218 |
Judicial Politics (3) |
Staff
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Role of the judiciary in policy formulation; emphasis on Congress and the Supreme Court.
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6219 |
American Presidency (3) |
Staff
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Personalized and institutionalized aspects of the presidency, with emphasis on the politics of contemporary policymaking.
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6222 |
Parties and Elections (3) |
Staff
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Nature and functions of American political parties: organizational status, nominating and electoral politics, and role in governing.
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6223 |
Public Opinion and Political Socialization (3) |
Staff
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Sources and dynamics of public opinion and political socialization.
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6224 |
Interest-Group Politics (3) |
Staff
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Theory, structure, and activities of interest groups in America politics.
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6228 |
Media and Congressional Politics (3) |
Staff
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Role of the media in American politics, with emphasis on news coverage, political debates, and political advertising, with their impact on the electorate.
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6233 |
Comparative Legislatures (3) |
Staff
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Selected problems of legislative theory and behavior from a comparative perspective, with particular reference to the parliamentary systems of Germany, France, and Britain.
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6234 |
PACS and Congress (3) |
Billet
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Examination of the structure and function of political action committees in the United States in the context of wider arenas of campaign finance, elections, and issue management.
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6240 |
Special Topics in Legislative Affairs (3) |
Staff
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In-depth coverage of significant theoretical and empirical issues in American politics, including such topics as political behavior, electoral politics, and race and politics.
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6246 |
Congress and Foreign Policy (3) |
Staff
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The role of Congress in setting foreign policy. |
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6249 |
Congress and National Security Policy (3) |
Staff
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The role of Congress in setting defense policy. |
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6251 |
Budgetary Policy (3) |
Staff
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Analysis of U.S. monetary and fiscal policy. |
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6260 |
Special Topics: Domestic Policy (3) |
Staff
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Analysis of U.S. policy on selected domestic problems.
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6270 |
Special Topics: Congress and Foreign Policy (3)
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Staff
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Analysis of U.S. policy on selected issues, challenges, or world regions.
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6290 |
Independent Study (1 to 3) |
Billet
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Directed readings in a topic related to Congress and public policymaking. Limited to Legislative Affairs degree candidates. Written permission of program director required.
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6998-99 |
Thesis (3-3) |
Staff
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Research and writing of thesis. Registration requires written proposal and approval of the program director.
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