| Course ID: | JURI 3203E. 2-3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Working in Washington |
Course
Description: | Students will study key concepts and institutions of our system of government, as well as the practical and political realities impacting law and policy-making in Washington. Students will consider and hear directly from senior government officials, lawmakers, and policy leaders regarding their actual work on the ground. Students will apply this practical understanding to analyze issues of national importance including, for example, the immigration crisis and President Trump's "Travel Ban." Class also will expose students to the wide range of professional opportunities available to them in Washington. |
| Oasis Title: | Working in Washington |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in JURI 3203 |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | 1. Students will develop a high-level understanding of the legislative, executive, and judicial processes that create law and policy-making in Washington
2. Students will gain a detailed and comprehensive understanding of the “Travel Ban I”
3. Students will understand how political and social forces impact federal law and policy-making |
| Topical Outline: | I. Introductions/Course Overview
II. The Congress
a. The Legislative Process
b. Committees, Member Offices
III. The Executive Branch: Office of the President
a. Office of Management and Budget
b. National Security Council
c. Office of White House Counsel
IV. The Executive Branch: Agencies
a. Rule-making and Chevron
b. Executive v. independent agencies
V. The Executive Branch: U.S. Department of Justice – the “Law that Presidents Make”
a. Attorney General
b. Office of Legal Counsel
c. Office of the Solicitor General
VI. The Supreme Court
a. The Roberts Court
b. Notable Cases, 2019-20 Term
VII. Non-Profits and Advocacy Groups
VIII. Student Presentations
IX. Final Class |
| Honor Code Reference: | UGA Student Honor Code: "I will be academically honest in all of my academic work and will not tolerate academic dishonesty of others." A Culture of Honesty, the University's policy and procedures for handling cases of suspected dishonesty, can be found at www.uga.edu/ovpi. |