An examination of the American Presidency with specific emphasis on the President's constitutional position, the process of nominating and electing a President, Presidential power and behavior, and the President's relations with the public and coordinate branches of government. A study of the legislative processes in which emphasis is placed on the Congress of the United States and its policy-determining and directing roles. POLS 120 or the consent of the Chair of the Department. Politics of Industrialized States. A study of political systems in the Western industrialized world.
Attention is directed primarily at Western and Eastern Europe, alternately.
Politics of Developing States . A study of the governments and political problems of selected newly independent, underdeveloped states. Areas given in a semester vary across Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and the Far East. POLS 130 or consent of the Chair of the Department. May be used to fulfill the Global Cultures and Perspectives component of the General Education Requirements.