POLS 315 - Congress and the Presidency

Description

Hours: Three hours lecture/discussion per week This course will examine the ongoing struggle between the President and Congress to enact public policy. Students will study the two institutions singly and in their interaction. Particular attention will be placed on the electoral incentives of members of each institution and the inherent difficulties of cooperation in a system of separation of powers.

Meeting Information

Info current as 12/27/2024
Days Times Room Meeting Dates Instructor
MW  3:00 PM  -  4:15 PM  Del Norte Hall 3540 8/20/2022 - 12/10/2022 Scott Frisch

Status: Open
Class Number: 1385
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Lecture
Career: Undergraduate
Dates: 8/20/2022 - 12/10/2022
Grading: Letter Grade

Class Availability

Information below is 24 hours old.
Enrollment Total: 6
Available Seats: 24
Wait List Capacity: 10
Wait List Total: 0

Textbook / Other Materials

Status: Required
ISBN: 9781071824634
Title: The American Presidency
Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporate
Author: Milkis

Status: Required
ISBN: 9781071836835
Title: Congress and Its Members
Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporate
Author: Davidson

Status: Required
ISBN: 9781071836835
Title: Congress and Its Members
Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporate
Author: Davidson

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780190842628
Title: Paradoxes of the American Presidency
Publisher: Oxford University Press Canada
Author: Genovese

Status: Required
ISBN: 9781071836859
Title: Congress & Its Members
Publisher: CQ Press c/o SAGE
Author: Davidson

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780190842628
Title: Paradoxes of the American Presidency
Publisher: Oxford University Press Canada
Author: Genovese

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780190648503
Title: Paradoxes of American Presidency
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Author: Cronin

Status: Required
ISBN: 9781071836835
Title: Congress and Its Members
Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporate
Author: Davidson

Status: Required
ISBN: 9781071824634
Title: The American Presidency
Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporate
Author: Milkis

Status: Required
ISBN: 9781071824634
Title: The American Presidency
Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporate
Author: Milkis

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780190842628
Title: Paradoxes of the American Presidency
Publisher: Oxford University Press Canada
Author: Genovese

Status: Required
ISBN: 9781071836835
Title: Congress and Its Members
Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporate
Author: Davidson

Status: Required
ISBN: 9781071824634
Title: The American Presidency
Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporate
Author: Milkis

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Enrollment Information

  • Upper Division
  • Includes any In Person Meeting