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The Modern Presidency (POL-225)

Semester:	Fall 2024
Number:	0158-225-001
Instructor:	Margaret Gray
Days:	Monday Wednesday 12:00 pm - 12:50 pm
Note:	Hybrid Online/In-Person Class
Location:	Garden City - NEX 275
Credits:	3
Notes:	Class Will Meet In Person On Mw From 12:00pm-12:50pm And On Fridays Will Be Asynchronous.
Course Materials:	View Text Books
Description:	This course assesses the development of the office and powers of the presidency, from the New Deal to the present. Presidents are evaluated as both individual personalities and political actors within the institutional limitations. The use and abuse of presidential power, as well as its constraints are underlying themes. (Distribution Reqs:Social Sciences)
Learning Goals:	Course ObjectivesThrough class discussion, critical reviews, a presidential profiles, and exams, students will:• Address the Adelphi general education learning goals of critical/integrative thinking and communication and through class discussion, assignments, and exams. This course meets the social sciences distribution requirement.• Demonstrate a deep understanding of the role of the modern presidency and presidents within the U.S. political system.• Describe, analyze, and compare the sources of and barriers to presidential power.• Identify, analyze, and compare the dynamics between the president and the Constitution, other parts of government, the media, and the public.• Analyze and compare selected theories about presidential leadership.• Apply course material to current events through classroom discussion of New York Times articles and opinion pieces. *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here.

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