Focuses on four countries often denied a Caribbean identity Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti whose politics are assessed in regional Caribbean terms, identifying common factors in historical and contemporary development. POLISCI 245 recommended.

This course provides an introduction to the field of political psychology. It focuses primary attention on psychological explanations of individual political attitudes and actions, among both elites as well as the masses.

This course provides an introduction to the field of political psychology. It focuses primary attention on psychological explanations of individual political attitudes and actions, among both elites as well as the masses.

This course provides an introduction to the field of political psychology. It focuses primary attention on psychological explanations of individual political attitudes and actions, among both elites as well as the masses.

This course provides an introduction to the field of political psychology. It focuses primary attention on psychological explanations of individual political attitudes and actions, among both elites as well as the masses.

Analysis and evaluation of the U.S. Congress, its structure, procedures, and norms. Emphasis on congressional elections; representation; legislative behavior; the relationship between Congress and the executive branch; and Congress as a source of continuity and a vehicle for change in American politics.

This course examines women's political incorporation in the United States primarily, but not exclusively, with respect to electoral politics. We explore women's pre-suffrage political activities before delving into the campaign for women's suffrage. We study the effects of achieving suffrage on women's political behavior during the period immediately following their achievement of the right to vote and beyond. The relationship between women and party politics will be probed before discussing the challenges women still face as candidates in state and federal legislatures in the U.S.

An introduction to the type of legal reasoning and analysis practised in the American judicial system. Through readings of case opinions and additional materials, the course will explore how legal reasoning works within the legal system, it's application to other types of law related problems, and critiques of both it's theory and practice.

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