PLAP 4805

American Political Development

Course Description

Pre-Requisite(s): At leat one course in PLAP

This courses studies political change and development of key institutions in American politics, including the presidency, courts, and Congress but also the development of the welfare state, the administrative state, the carceral state, and political parties and interest groups. Key themes include the role of the state in shaping citizens, the rise and fall of issues on the agenda, and the role of race in America's exceptional development.


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