Overview
Description
Examines the theory and practice of American policy-making, the etiology and structure of this process, and applies this understanding to selected policy areas.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
Terms
fall
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- critically analyze the strengths and weaknesses of leading studies on courts and public policy.
- evaluate research designs used in the public policy literature to assess the main questions in the field of courts and public policy.
- assess alternative research designs used to address issues concerning courts and public policy, and assess the strengths and weaknesses of these alternate designs.
- coherently and thoughtfully discuss issues such as: “Can courts produce social change?”, “Are judges good policymakers?”; and “Why is American public policy so distinctively court-centered?”.