POLS 2002 - Elections and Campaigns

3 cr. 3 hr. Spring and Fall semesters of presidential election years, and Fall of off-year elections.

This course examines the nomination and general election processes in great detail, along with the Constitutional basis and historical evolutions of these processes. In presidential election years the principal focus is on that contest, while in “off years,” congressional and state elections become the subjects of interest. CL