The theoretical and historical foundations of American constitutionalism are examined and applied to the creation, development, and evolution of the American judicial and legal tradition. POS 377 Law and Judicial Process Contemporary topics within the American judicial and legal system are addressed. Special topics and controversies in areas of judicial politics, civil rights and liberties, legislation, and the court system may be included. This is a survey course which examines the causes and alternatives to pollution of the air, land and water. The class relies heavily on lectures, student participation and homework assignments to provide the students with an appreciation of the subject matter.
Readings are varied and include selections from case law as well as from conservation philosophies.
POS 440 The Presidency Contemporary and historical perspectives on the presidency, including elements of presidential power, presidential selection, politics of the presidency, presidential personality, president and the media, and relations of president with courts, Congress, and bureaucracy. POS 466 Local Government Law Examination of legal issues relating to governmental structure, intergovernmental relations, governmental service provision, and citizen participation in government decision-making. Examination of this array of governmental law issues, seeks to achieve two objectives. The first is to introduce students to important issues and key concepts within the area of local government law. The second objective is to help students begin to think more concretely and systematically about the impact that legal structures have on the administration of local government.