Undergraduate - UnitATS3696 - America: Decay of the liberal dream?

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Offered	Not offered in 2012

Notes

Previously coded PLT3370

Synopsis

This unit is concerned with contemporary issues, institutions, debates and actors in US politics and society and also aims to provide an overview of political power in the United States. The unit addresses three core themes influencing American governance and political participation: formal political institutions, extra-institutional factors and forces like the media and protest, and the politics of identity and multiculturalism.

Assessment

Essay (2500 words): 50%
A seen exam (2000 words): 50%
Third-year students will require higher degrees of originality and more sophisticated conceptual and analytical standards than second-year student's assessments. They will be evaluated based on how well they demonstrate evidence of the aforementioned criteria.