Government 213 - COLQ: THE BUSH YEARS

This course looks at the eight years of the Bush presidency, including his election, domestic issues such as tax cuts, response to 9/11, the lead up to and conduct of the war in Iraq, the controversies around the "unitary presidency," the response to Hurricane Katrina, and the financial destabilization of 2008. The purpose is to bring perspective to those years. Enrollment limited to 20. Prerequisite is at least one other course in American government.