May be repeated for a maximum of six credits, but only if different topics are covered. Honors status required. Honors status required. Empirical and normative examination of the origins, roles, and influence of interest groups and social movements in the United States and of the relationships among interest groups, social movements, and democratic theory. Topics include examination and comparison of policymaking models, policy analysis and decision-making techniques, and approaches to program evauation.
Special emphasis is given to the history and future of urban areas.
Introduction to the historical, theoretical, legal, ad fiscal aspects of constitutionally divided government. Federal, state, and local division of responsibility for public services will be emphasized along with the emerging devolution of those responsibilities from the federal government to state and localities. A study of the problems in formulating policies of national defense, examination of alternatives, consequences and effectiveness of current techniques in nuclear weaponry, guerrilla and conventional warfare. A brief introduction to the judicial process followed by a detailed examination of leading cases pertaining to the judiciary, the Congress, the Presidency, and the federal system. Parties are examined as formal organizations, coalitions of voters and interest groups, coordinators of nomination and election processes, and managers of policy-making institutions.