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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Jana Sehnálková, Ph.D. (29.08.2020)
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Jana Sehnálková, Ph.D. (29.08.2020)
Upon successful completion of this course the student will be familiar with the structure of the U.S. government and the basic mechanisms of its operation. They will also identify the key players and institutions and their mutual overlap. |
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Jana Sehnálková, Ph.D. (29.08.2020)
Ø Declaration of Independence
Ø The U.S. Constitution
Ø 1789 Judicial Act
Ø James Q. Wilson, John J. DiIulio, American Government: Institutions and Policies (Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005).
Ø Lowi, Theodore, Ginsberg, Benjamin & Shepsle, Kenneth. American Government: Power and Purpose, New York: W.W. Norton & Co.,
Ø Selected articles on various aspects of U.S. government (will be provided throughout the class) |
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Poslední úprava: Ing. Magda Pektorová (12.10.2020)
Since this class is partly a lecture and partly a seminar, lecture will provide main guidance by means of two-way communication; The participants are expected to read assigned material, raise questions about the claims in the article, and discuss their findings in the class.
The course is primarily taught in in-person classes, however, based on the COVID-19 situation, we may switch to virtual classroom using Zoom (or other agreed-upon platform).
Jana Sehnálková is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Government in the United States Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 945 8381 5628 Dial by your location
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Jana Sehnálková, Ph.D. (09.12.2020)
EXAM: Please notet that the final written exam will be administer via Moodle. Instructions will be sent via email and will be available in the individual terms for the exam. Signup for exam will take place traditionally via SIS where dates for the exam will be available.
GRADING SCALE: based on Dean's Measure no. 20/2019: https://fsv.cuni.cz/deans-measure-no-20/2019
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Poslední úprava: Mgr. Jana Sehnálková, Ph.D. (29.08.2020)
The key areas that will be covered:
The basic settings, basic principles The United States Constitution and its origin, federalism, checks and balances, division of powers, legitimacy of the government, political culture, flexible/inflexible constitution?, civil liberties, constitutionalism
Outline of the Structure of the Government – Key players
- basic structure, who does what, basic requirements for elections into the office. - explain structure of departments, White House Office
Elections
The Executive Branch · electing the president · the president and his powers (appointment, removal, legislative, vetoes – presidential and legislative, the power of the purse, executive agreement and treaties, the war power, the power to persuade) · tensions between the legislative and the executive powers · the White House Office · the Cabinet, the Departments · other institutions of the executive branch · foreign and domestic policy-making
The Judiciary
Congress
Party Politics
Public Opinion and Frames of Reference |
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Poslední úprava: doc. PhDr. Jiří Vykoukal, CSc. (08.06.2016)
Sufficient knowledge of English language, interest in the subject matter. |