The president of the United States, including the president's constitutional position, theories of executive dominance and executive privilege, the president's attempt to control the executive branch, and presidential-congressional relations.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students: Although the numbers line up as a split level course, the course will not actually be offered as a split level class unless there is a graduate student from outside our department who needs graduate credit. In this case, a special paper and extra readings will be assigned.
Athena Title
The United States Presidency
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in POLS 4610H, POLS 4815
Prerequisite
POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
Students will learn about the evolution of the presidency, with critical attention given to historical events that shaped the development of the executive branch.
Students will analyze the president's role in the separation of powers system, through the analysis of contemporary and historical examples.
Students will analyze and understand the promise and limits of presidents' ability to influence both domestic and foreign policy, through the analysis of contemporary and historical examples.
Students will apply lessons from history to contemporary political issues. Historical examples of presidential attempts to influence policy will be examined, and the lessons from these examples will be used to analyze presidents' ability to influence policy in current issues of interest.
Students will learn to analyze quantitative data relevant to the presidency.
Students will learn to access and analyze primary source documents relevant to the presidency.
