This course is a study of western political thought from Socrates to the present. Emphasis will be on selected political thinkers and political theories. These theories and thinkers will be studied within their historical context and will consider their impact on later theories and political thinkers. Attention will also be given to the relationship between ethics and politics and political philosophy and politics. This course is a study of the origin, character and functions of international law.
Emphasis is placed upon the legal relationships of states in war and peace.
The process of judicial review in the Supreme Court of the United States is studied, followed by an introduction to the principles of law as evidenced in the decisions of the Supreme Court. This course focuses on a political and legal examination of the constitutionally protected rights of Afro-Americans and other racial minorities and the constitutional power of the federal courts, Congress and the Executive to define, protect and extend these rights. This course is a study and analysis of health care, education, and welfare policies in America. Particular emphasis will be given to the problems, politics and policies of national and state health, educational and welfare systems. This is a capstone course which focuses on theory and research in the discipline.