Courses in Government

Introductory

• GOVT 020 CM - Introduction to American Politics

American Government and Public Policy

• GOVT 101 CM - The United States Congress
• GOVT 102 CM - The American Presidency
• GOVT 104 CM - The Electoral Process
• GOVT 105 CM - Organization of Health Care and Public Policy
• GOVT 106 CM - Politics of Interest Groups
• GOVT 108 CM - Politics of Recent America
• GOVT 109 CM - Juvenile Delinquency and Public Policy
• GOVT 110 CM - American Culture Wars
• GOVT 111 CM - Politics and Population
• GOVT 112 CM - Public Opinion and American Democracy
• GOVT 113 CM - Inequality, Politics, and Public Policy: Class, Race, and Gender
• GOVT 115 CM - Politics of Journalism
• GOVT 116 CM - Public Policy Process
• GOVT 117 CM - California Politics
• GOVT 118 CM - The Processes of Environmental Policymaking
• GOVT 120 CM - Environmental Law
• GOVT 123 CM - American Political Parties
• GOVT 123C CM - Evangelicals & American Politics
• GOVT 124 CM - Cases in American Political Leadership
• GOVT 128 CM - Ethics and American Democracy
• GOVT 129 CM - Ethics, Character, and American Political Leadership
• GOVT 130 CM - Presidential Primaries, Nominations, and Elections
• GOVT 175 CM - Politics and Law in American Sports
• GOVT 191 CM - Public Policy Since the New Deal

Business and Public Management

• GOVT 050 CM - Introduction to Public Administration
• GOVT 121 CM - Organization and Management
• GOVT 122 CM - Leadership in Management
• GOVT 131 CM - Heroes, Villains, and Clowns

Comparative Politics

• GOVT 060 CM - Introduction to Comparative Government
• GOVT 132E CM - Politics and Economics of Natural Resource Policy in Developing Countries (seminar)
• GOVT 133 CM - Politics of South Asia
• GOVT 133E CM - Politics and Military in Latin America
• GOVT 134 CM - Mexican Government and Politics
• GOVT 134E CM - Democratization and Politics in Mexico
• GOVT 138 CM - Religion and Politics in Latin America
• GOVT 140 CM - Korean Politics and Economy
• GOVT 142 CM - Government and Politics of East Asia
• GOVT 142A CM - Regionalism in East Asia: History and Its Prospects
• GOVT 142E CM - Chinese Politics (seminar)
• GOVT 143C CM - International Political Economy of Money and Finance
• GOVT 144B CM - Comparing Social Movements Across the World
• GOVT 144D CM - Democracy in Developing Countries
• GOVT 145 CM - Globalization and East Asian Capitalism
• GOVT 155 CM - Human Rights, Failed States, and Conflict Resolution
• GOVT 159I CM - Politics of Divided Korea and the United States
• GOVT 173 CM - Politics of Eastern Europe and Russia

International Relations

• GOVT 070 CM - Introduction to International Politics
• GOVT 145E CM - Security Studies
• GOVT 146 CM - Chinese Foreign Policy
• GOVT 148 CM - Leadership in Politics and Diplomacy
• GOVT 149 CM - Foreign Relations of the United States
• GOVT 150E CM - Diplomacy and Military Power in U.S. Foreign Policy
• GOVT 151 CM - The United States, Israel, and the Arabs
• GOVT 152 CM - U.S. Policy in Asia
• GOVT 154 CM - Policymaking in International Organizations
• GOVT 157S CM - Special Topics in International Relations
• GOVT 158 CM - International Relations and Domestic Politics
• GOVT 173C CM - Russian Politics

Political Philosophy and Theory

• GOVT 080 CM - Introduction to Political Philosophy
• GOVT 160 CM - Statesmanship and Leadership
• GOVT 161 CM - The Natural Law
• GOVT 164 CM - Political Rhetoric
• GOVT 165 CM - Political Philosophy and History
• GOVT 167 CM - The American Founding
• GOVT 169 CM - American Political Thought I
• GOVT 170 CM - American Political Thought II
• GOVT 171 CM - From Theocracy to Democracy
• GOVT 171C CM - Religion and Liberalism: Enlightenment Approaches to Comparative Constitutional Secularism
• GOVT 172 CM - Political Philosophy and Foreign Policy
• GOVT 174 CM - Topics in Political Philosophy
• GOVT 192 CM - Liberalism and Conservatism

Public Law

• GOVT 090 CM - Introduction to Constitutional Law: National Powers
• GOVT 091 CM - Introduction to Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties
• GOVT 095 CM - Legal Studies: An Interdisciplinary Introduction to Law
• GOVT 176 CM - American Constitutional History
• GOVT 177 CM - Representation and the Supreme Court
• GOVT 181 CM - Crime and Public Policy (seminar)
• GOVT 182 CM - Liberty of Conscience
• GOVT 183 CM - Comparative Constitutional Law: Lessons from Abroad
• GOVT 185 CM - The Supreme Court and Criminal Procedure (seminar)
• GOVT 187 CM - Women and the Law
• GOVT 189 CM - Seminar in Legal Studies
• GOVT 193 CM - Presidential War Powers (seminar)

Internships in Government

Claremont McKenna College offers a semester internship program in Washington, D.C. Students accepted to the Washington Program take GOVT 030 CM - Internship in Government, Politics, and Public Policy ; GOVT 125 CM - Readings in American National Politics ; GOVT 126 CM - Policy Analysis ; and GOVT 127 CM - Research on the Political Process . For further information on participation in the Washington Program, see Internship Programs  and Washington Program  in Special Programs. GOVT 125 CM  and GOVT 126 CM  may be counted towards the government major; all four courses count toward college graduation requirements.

Overall, not more than a total of two internship program courses (GOVT 125 CM  or GOVT 126 CM ) and independent study courses (GOVT 199 CM ) may be counted toward the major.

• GOVT 030 CM - Internship in Government, Politics, and Public Policy
• GOVT 125 CM - Readings in American National Politics
• GOVT 126 CM - Policy Analysis
• GOVT 127 CM - Research on the Political Process

Independent Study and Seminar Courses

• GOVT 199 CM - Independent Study in Government