LS 617 - Voters, Campaigns, and Elections in the United States

(3.00 cr.)

Focuses on the upcoming U.S. Presidential election and its context using academic scholarship, political rhetoric, historical documents, and current news analysis. U.S. politics and elections in historical context, the evolution of upcoming elections, and the American electorate itself are considered. Finally, the possible implications of the new President, his or her policies, and the political environment in which he or she will govern are discussed.