POL 230
Power in American Politics · 3 credits · Spring 2027
Requirements
Prerequisite: Any Social Science Course
About this course
This course investigates the nature of power, order, and authority and examines how they appear in American life. What is power? How is it exercised, both inside and outside government? What brings order to a community? How can authority be legitimate? Themes that may be studied in this class include American political institutions, organizations, culture, and thought; class, race, and gender in the United States; and literary portrayals or classic theories of power.
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