POL 3114 - Political Parties and Interest Groups

Credits: 4

This course examines the roles played by political parties and interest groups in the American political system. This course will explore two themes: (1) how parties and interest groups manage social conflict and make it meaningful and (2) how much do political parties and interest groups give or fail to give citizens the opportunity to control those in government.
Fulfills: Social Science distribution requirement. SOSC requirement in LS Core.