POL339 American Political Institutions

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Charles Hadley (lecturer), doc. Mgr. Michal Pink, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Petr Hušek (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Stanislav Balík, Ph.D.
Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Iva Petříková
Supplier department: Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The participant explore the basic functions of political system in USA. The main topic of the seminar is presidential election 2012.
Syllabus
  • 1. Course overview and “The American Political System” 2. The Public Funding of Presidential Elections 3. The President: Public Expectations 4. The President in Office 5. The Organization and Operation of U.S. Congress 6. The U.S. Court System 7. The Responsibility and Powers of the Courts 8. FINAL EXAMINATION
Teaching methods
lectures, seminars
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2012, recent)
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