Course Description
Politics of individual states, emergence of the Republican party, political mobilization, consequences of reapportionment, and selected civil rights topics.
Athena Title
SOUTHERN POLITICS
Prerequisite
POLS 1101
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, students should have learned: (1) about the politics of the 11-state South (2) how politics in the region has changed as a result of the Civil Rights Movement and the mobilization of an African American electorate (3) how the politics of the region has changed as a result of the emergence of a two-party political system (4) about the role of the South in national politics
Topical Outline
1. course introduction 2. overview of the politics in each of the 11 states in the South 3. Partisan realignment 4. South’s role in national politics 5. Voting rights 6. Reapportionment and runoffs 7. Civil rights
Syllabus