601:786. SEMINAR: LAW, POLITICS, AND DEMOCRACY (2)
Robreno
Drawing upon case law, legislative sources and nonlegal writings, the course explores: the origins and character of American democratic institutions; the concepts of representative government, majority rule, citizen rights and universal suffrage; the principles of the sovereignty of the people, equality and individualism; the role of mediate institutions in the political process (like political parties, voluntary associations and special interest groups); and alternative models to the traditional Anglo-American forms of representation. The course is not a survey of the American political system. Nor is the focus on the mechanics of the electoral process. Rather, while the course considers both process and mechanics, the emphasis is on the identification of principles susceptible to universal application and the study of American democracy as a normative ideal.
Robreno
Drawing upon case law, legislative sources and nonlegal writings, the course explores: the origins and character of American democratic institutions; the concepts of representative government, majority rule, citizen rights and universal suffrage; the principles of the sovereignty of the people, equality and individualism; the role of mediate institutions in the political process (like political parties, voluntary associations and special interest groups); and alternative models to the traditional Anglo-American forms of representation. The course is not a survey of the American political system. Nor is the focus on the mechanics of the electoral process. Rather, while the course considers both process and mechanics, the emphasis is on the identification of principles susceptible to universal application and the study of American democracy as a normative ideal.