US Government and Politics - JPB367

• Title: US Government and Politics
• Guaranteed by: Department of Political Science (23-KP)
• Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Actual: from 2023
• Semester: winter
• E-Credits: 5
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:1/1, C [HT]
• Capacity: unknown / unknown (20)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: not taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
• Guarantor: PhDr. Věra Kotábová
• Class: Courses for incoming students
• Incompatibility : JPB592
• Is incompatible with: JPB592

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Last update: PhDr. Věra Kotábová (01.08.2021)

The course aims to provide students with basic knowledge and understanding of the US government. It focuses on the organization, functions and politics of the US political system, especially on its federal level. The course examines the division of powers and the system of checks and balances. The major topics include the analysis of the Constitution, all three major branches of government, the presidency, elections, and political parties as well as policy-making.