Course Entry Form

CDL COURSE ENTRY FORM

Author: Laura Wait/SUNY
Last modified by: Laura Wait/SUNY
Composed: 05/29/2009 02:00 PM
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Modified: 06/26/2017
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Course Number: (prefix) SOC (number) 263314 ESC 2.0 Course number: POLI-3105 POLI-3105The American Presidency

Name: The American Presidency
Datatel Title: (30char) The American Presidency

Area Coordinator: Nadine Wedderburn Department Code: 10PW Team: Social

Liberal Study? YES Level: UPPER Credits: 4 Prerequisite? NO
General Education Course? YES GenEd Approval Term/Year:

GenEd Area 1: 4. American History	Fully or Partially: f
GenEd Area 2:	Fully or Partially:

Pre-registration Information?

Course will be offered (for online course descriptions, proposed offerings for by term views and web views) Spring 1, Fall 1	Course will be offered (for final term listings, online registration, online bookordering, web views) Spring 1, Fall 1
First Term Offered: 2010FA (Required Format: YearTerm - i.e., 2005SP) Last Term Offered in Print Version: Title Changes: AC Changes: Changed from Ed Warzala 10PW TO Nadine Wedderburn 10PW effective fall '17 term. Catalog updated 6/26/17. LWait Changed from Frank VanderValk to Ed Warzala effective SP1 2017 term. Catalog updated 10/17/16. LWait
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Description: This course will examine the office of the American presidency and the operation of the executive branch of the American federal government
from a historical perspective. We will analyze the office of the presidency throughout the history of the Republic, identifying patterns of change as well as continuities in presidential power. We will consider the presidency’s design in the Constitution and what factors have led to departures from that framework. The class begins with an examination of the historical development of the American presidency and then moves into an examination of modern executive power. Our readings will examine the notion of “the modern presidency” from a variety of angles. The course will provide students with the background to explore such questions as, “How have residents attempted to persuade the American citizenry through rhetoric? Have modern American presidents been successful policy innovators and legislative leaders? What is the relationship of the president with the bureaucracy, legislature and the judiciary? What form of presidential leadership is possible in the 21st century?”

This course fully meets the general education requirement in American History.

Generic:

Major Course Area Public Affairs, Social Science	Minor Course Area History and Civilizations, Political Science and Public Affairs	SLN Disciplines Political Science
Additional Course Requirements		Undergrad Certificate Association:

0

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Archive Course:

genedcode for dpplanner: 4^f~8

genedfull area for dpplanner: American History