This class focuses on explaining voters' behavior in elections. Throughout the term, we will take up a variety of questions related to this theme, such as: What factors are most influential when voters select a candidate? How much does the economy matter to election outcomes, and why is this important? Why do some Americans turn out to vote while others do not? Do campaign events actually influence voters? Do advertisements (and media coverage of elections in general) inform or mislead the public? This course will explore these and other related questions to give students a comprehensive understanding of what drives elections in the United States.

This class focuses on explaining voters' behavior in elections. Throughout the term, we will take up a variety of questions related to this theme, such as: What factors are most influential when voters select a candidate? How much does the economy matter to election outcomes, and why is this important? Why do some Americans turn out to vote while others do not? Do campaign events actually influence voters? Do advertisements (and media coverage of elections in general) inform or mislead the public? This course will explore these and other related questions to give students a comprehensive understanding of what drives elections in the United States.

This course surveys the institutional development of the American presidency from the Constitutional convention through the current administration. It examines the politics of presidential leadership, and how the executive branch functions. An underlying theme of the course is the tensions bewteen the presidency, leadership, and democracy.

This course surveys the institutional development of the American presidency from the Constitutional convention through the current administration. It examines the politics of presidential leadership, and how the executive branch functions. An underlying theme of the course is the tensions bewteen the presidency, leadership, and democracy.

This course surveys the institutional development of the American presidency from the Constitutional convention through the current administration. It examines the politics of presidential leadership, and how the executive branch functions. An underlying theme of the course is the tensions bewteen the presidency, leadership, and democracy.

This course surveys the institutional development of the American presidency from the Constitutional convention through the current administration. It examines the politics of presidential leadership, and how the executive branch functions. An underlying theme of the course is the tensions bewteen the presidency, leadership, and democracy.

This course provides a comparison of politics in the fifty states, examines changing federal-state relations, and provides students with an understanding of theories of federalism.

This course provides a comparison of politics in the fifty states, examines changing federal-state relations, and provides students with an understanding of theories of federalism.

This course provides a comparison of politics in the fifty states, examines changing federal-state relations, and provides students with an understanding of theories of federalism.

This course provides a comparison of politics in the fifty states, examines changing federal-state relations, and provides students with an understanding of theories of federalism.