POLI 313 American Power Structures

Examination of the power structures of the United States. Analysis of how factors such as economic class, race, or ethnicity influence who holds or controls political power in federal, state, and local governments. Contrasting theories of who governs are studied: pluralist, elite, and class-based models. Students will learn techniques of organizing people to exercise power in behalf of their common interests.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

POLI 120

Offered

Every other year