Political Systems and Issues: USA (L2041)
15 credits, Level 5
Spring teaching
This module examines four approaches to understanding contemporary US politics that emphasise the role of institutions, ideas, individuals and interests.
These approaches are applied to the three main institutions of the Presidency, Congress and the Supreme Court, and to the nature of political parties and voting in the US.
Teaching
50%: Lecture
50%: Seminar
Assessment
100%: Written assessment (Essay)
Contact hours and workload
This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 22 hours of contact time and about 128 hours of independent study. The 5X社区视频 may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.
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