Political Science 208 - Pol Parties & Elctns
Fall
2012
01
3.00
Samuel Stoddard
M W F 10:10AM 11:00AM
UMass Amherst
61480
Analysis of the roles of political parties in elections and in government. Emphasis on elections and democratic theory; voting behavior; party organizations, PACs, and money in congressional and presidential elections; political parties and the governmental process; and parties as sources of continuity and vehicles for change in American politics.
This course is open to Political Science majors only.