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TUSCULUM COLLEGE 2004-2005
Competencies: Critical Analysis and Ethics of Social Responsibility.
Offered every other year.
POLS 207. STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
The organization and operation of state, county, city, and other local
units of government. Special attention to Tennessee government. Prerequisite:
POLS 203. Competencies: Analytical Reading and Writing.
Offered every third year.
POLS 209. WORLD POLITICS: CURRENT EVENTS AND THEIR
ROOTS IN THE PAST.
An examination of key elements of today’s world such as terrorism
and the challenges to sovereignty in the context of historical aspects of
the international system such as balance of power politics, nationalism
and the role of ideologies. Competencies: Critical Analysis and Writing.
Offered every other year.
POLS 310. THE PRESIDENCY AND PUBLIC POLICY.
A study of the role of the Chief Executive in the American governmental
system with an emphasis on his role in making public policy and the
nature of the relationships that have emerged with the other branches of
government. Prerequisite: POLS 203. Competencies: Critical Analysis and
Ethics of Social Responsibility. Offered every third year.
POLS 315. CONGRESS AND PUBLIC POLICY.
A study of the institutional structure and operation of Congress, the
politics of public policy, and executive-legislative relations. Prerequisite:
POLS 203. Competencies: Critical Analysis and Writing. Offered
every third year.
POLS 325. CONSTITUTIONAL INTERPRETATION.
The nature and development of constitutional law with emphasis on
modes of constitutional interpretation and the place of the Supreme
Court within the American political system. Prerequisite: POLS 203.
Competencies: Analytical Reading and Critical Analysis. Offered every
other year.
POLS 335. CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES.
An examination of selected issues in civil rights and liberties. Topics
may include due process, free speech, religious liberty, the establishment
clause, the right to bear arms, property rights and voting rights.
Prerequisite: POLS 203. Competencies: Critical Analysis and Ethics of
Social Responsibility. Offered every year.
POLS 350. SPECIAL TOPICS.
(Maximum of four hours for independent majors. Not available for
minors in Political Science). A flexible course, with advanced formal
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