Political Science 362 - Pol Law & Jud Behav

Fall
2012
02
3.00
Sheldon Goldman

M W F 1:25PM 2:15PM

UMass Amherst
60211
The workings of the American judicial system within context of the larger political system. How demands are processed by trial and appellate courts; who uses courts and why; who judges are and how they get their jobs; why judges decide cases the way they do; the impact of court decisions.

Prereq:POLISCI101or162orLgl250

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