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December 12, 2022

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Description

This course provides a substantive overview of U.S.

politics and an introduction to the discipline of political science. It surveys the institutional foundations of U.S. politics as well as the activities of political elites, organizations, and ordinary citizens. It explores the application of general political science concepts and analytic frameworks to specific episodes and phenomena in U.S. politics

Course Curriculum

    • Sources of American Discontent Unlimited
    • Representation and Responsiveness Unlimited
    • Collective Action and Interest Groups Unlimited
    • Electoral Geography and Voting Rights Unlimited
    • Introduction to Institutional Analysis Unlimited
    • The Constitution Unlimited
    • Congress I: The Electoral Connection Unlimited
    • Congress II: Pivotal Politics Unlimited
    • The Presidency Unlimited
    • The Bureaucracy Unlimited
    • The Judiciary Unlimited
    • Parties Unlimited
    • Federalism and State Politics Unlimited
    • The Rational Voter? Unlimited
    • Microfoundations of Public Opinion Unlimited
    • Retrospective Voting and Partisanship Unlimited
    • Polarization Unlimited
    • Money in Politics Unlimited
    • Gender Politics Unlimited
    • Racial Politics Unlimited
    • Immigration Unlimited

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