Jan 13, 2025  
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2024-25 
    
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2024-25
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POLS 5050 - American Political Parties


Examines the growth, development, and operation of political parties in the United States.

Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Discuss the rise of, and challenges to, the two-party system in American politics.
  • Identify the role of political parties in the development of American political institutions.
  • Show how parties operate in government and in the electorate, as well as among the varied constituencies of American politics.
  • State the main themes of scholarly research on political parties and voter partisanship in the United States.



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