PSC 382 - Courts, Judges & Politics (3 cr.)

This course focuses on the U.S. judiciary at all levels of U.S. government. Topics include the judicial role in a constitutional republic, judicial selection and tenure, judicial organization and jurisdiction, judicial power and judicial restraint, judicial interaction with other political actors and with the public, the roles of attorneys and jurors in the American legal process, alternatives to judicial dispute resolution, judicial process, judicial policy making, and judicial impact and importance.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): PSC 100 or PSC 290.
Semester(s) Offered: Spring