Module POC3122 for 2019/0
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POC3122: American Democracy and the Challenges of the 21st Century: The Presidency, Congress, and the Courts
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Please note that this module is only delivered on the Penryn Campus.
Overview
| NQF Level | 6 | ||
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| Credits | 15 | ECTS Value | 7.5 |
| Term(s) and duration | This module ran during term 2 (11 weeks) | ||
| Academic staff | Professor Daniel Stevens (Convenor) | ||
| Pre-requisites | none | ||
| Co-requisites | none | ||
| Available via distance learning | No | ||
Students of Politics need to understand different polities around the world. While the United States is very familiar to us it has a political system that is fundamentally unlike that of Britain or most countries in Europe. Indeed, the way it elects its president, for example, is unique. This module provides you with an examination of American institutions, from their foundations in the Constitution and federalism, to institutions and the policies that emerge from it all. You will examine the design and rationale for the American political system and the implications it has for governing and the policy making process. We will also examine how reforms to governmental institutions and processes might influence the way citizens interact with government. Throughout the module we will make comparisons between the American system and other democracies around the world.
No prior knowledge skills or experience are required to take this module and it is suitable for specialist and non-specialist students
| Module created | 14/12/2018 | Last revised | 05/02/2019 |
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