Because of its smaller size, PSC 11 is conducted as a discussion-based seminar. Students will spend about six weeks each examining the legislative and executive branches of the American federal government, with some time left at the conclusion of the course to focus on legislative-executive interactions. The course emphasizes how decisionmakers reach the positions they hold, their interactions with other agents in the political system, and the policy outputs that result from these exchanges, along with suggestions on how to reform the current system. Wabash's Moot Court Competition offers students an opportunity to engage in legal argumentation. Students are given the materials and coaching necessary for arguing a hypothetical case before a panel of judges.
Competition comes from fellow students assigned to the opposing argument.
Coaching and support come from alumni who are now practicing attorneys. A call out meeting will be scheduled for mid- September. Contact Prof.Timmerman, Speech Department, for more details. Although I was uncertain what my internship in the Senate would be like, I had a wonderful experience. I learned more about the politics of my home state of Minnesota in Washington, D.C. than I did in eighteen years of living there.