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Undergraduate Day Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PLS 4123 - U.S. Parties, Campaigns and Elections

3 Credit Hour(s)
This course will examine political parties in the United States from a contemporary and an historical perspective, while focusing on the origins, nature, and functions of a political party. The course will also examine political campaigns in America, and the types of elections; primaries, caucuses, and general elections (state and federal). The course will focus on campaign finance, the role of Political Action Committees (PACs) and party organizations, the media, the campaign staff, advertising, incumbency, and other predictors of candidate success. Special attention will be paid to the U.S. presidential election.

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