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PLSC 250: The American Political System
Consideration of the system and process of American politics and government with primary focus on the national level.
Offered in 25 of the 26 listed terms (Winter 2021 to Spring 2027).
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Prerequisites
None that Banner enforces.
From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.
Required by (64)
C/AM 302, C/AM 406, ENRG 344, ENRG 350, ENRG 352, ENVS 344, ENVS 350, ENVS 352, ENVS 458, PLSC 301, PLSC 311, PLSC 313, PLSC 314, PLSC 315, PLSC 322, PLSC 326, PLSC 330, PLSC 333, PLSC 342, PLSC 345, PLSC 346, PLSC 347, PLSC 350, PLSC 353, PLSC 355, PLSC 357, PLSC 374, PLSC 383, PLSC 387, PLSC 397B, PLSC 397E, PLSC 397H, PLSC 397J, PLSC 397K, PLSC 397N, PLSC 397Q, PLSC 397R, PLSC 397S, PLSC 397T, PLSC 397U, PLSC 397V, PLSC 398, PLSC 401, PLSC 406, PLSC 408, PLSC 414, PLSC 415, PLSC 420, PLSC 421, PLSC 422, PLSC 423, PLSC 424, PLSC 427, PLSC 437, PLSC 444, PLSC 449, PLSC 450, PLSC 452, PLSC 467, PLSC 497B, UEPP 350, UEPP 355, UEPP 454, UEPP 457
What it leads to
Courses that list it as a prerequisite, then the courses that list those, 2 levels deep.
- C/AM 302 Acadian Diaspora in Canada/US
- C/AM 406 Canadian Government and Politics
- C/AM 302 Acadian Diaspora in Canada/US (shown above)
- ENRG 344 Community Solutions to Climate Change
- ENRG 350 Energy Policy and Politics
- C/AM 430 Borderlands: Resource Management
- ENRG 417 Special Topics in Energy
- ENRG 440 Public and Stakeholder Engagement in Energy, Climate, and Environmental Policymaking
- ENRG 449 Northwest Energy Systems Transitions
- ENRG 459 Advanced Energy Policy
- ENVS 430 Borderlands: Resource Management
- ENVS 449 Northwest Energy Systems Transitions
- ENVS 459 Advanced Energy Policy
- UEPP 440 Public and Stakeholder Engagement in Energy, Climate, and Environmental Policymaking
- UEPP 449 Northwest Energy Systems Transitions
- UEPP 454 Environmental Policy Analysis
- UEPP 459 Advanced Energy Policy
- ENRG 352 Climate Governance and Political Economy
- ENVS 344 Community Solutions to Climate Change
- ENVS 350 Energy Policy and Politics
- ENRG 440 Public and Stakeholder Engagement in Energy, Climate, and Environmental Policymaking (shown above)
- ENRG 449 Northwest Energy Systems Transitions (shown above)
- ENRG 459 Advanced Energy Policy (shown above)
- ENVS 449 Northwest Energy Systems Transitions (shown above)
- ENVS 459 Advanced Energy Policy (shown above)
- UEPP 449 Northwest Energy Systems Transitions (shown above)
- UEPP 459 Advanced Energy Policy (shown above)
- ENVS 352 Climate Governance and Political Economy
- ENVS 458 Environmental Politics
- PLSC 301 The British Parliamentary System
- PLSC 311 Introduction to Law and the Legal System
- PLSC 313 Law, Courts, Politics, Society: Non-legal Perspectives of Law
- PLSC 314 The U.S. Supreme Court: Law and Politics
- PLSC 315 Why We Fight
- PLSC 322 Latino Politics
- PLSC 326 Policy Analysis: Understanding Public Problems & Policy Solutions
- PLSC 330 American Democracy and the Politics of Education
- PLSC 333 Public Opinion and Mass Media
- PLSC 342 Housing and Homelessness Politics and Policy
- PLSC 345 Women and Politics
- PLSC 346 Politics of Inequality
- PLSC 347 Race, Politics and Public Policy
- PLSC 350 Energy Policy and Politics
- C/AM 430 Borderlands: Resource Management (shown above)
- ENRG 417 Special Topics in Energy (shown above)
- ENRG 440 Public and Stakeholder Engagement in Energy, Climate, and Environmental Policymaking (shown above)
- ENRG 449 Northwest Energy Systems Transitions (shown above)
- ENRG 459 Advanced Energy Policy (shown above)
- ENVS 430 Borderlands: Resource Management (shown above)
- ENVS 449 Northwest Energy Systems Transitions (shown above)
- ENVS 459 Advanced Energy Policy (shown above)
- UEPP 440 Public and Stakeholder Engagement in Energy, Climate, and Environmental Policymaking (shown above)
- PLSC 353 State and Local Politics
- PLSC 355 Digging into the Deep State: Organizational Politics and US Bureaucracy
- PLSC 357 Health Policy
- PLSC 374 Comparative Foreign Policy
- PLSC 383 Political Geography
- PLSC 387 Applied Skills in Political Science
- PLSC 397B Public Problems and Policy Solutions
- PLSC 397E Congressional Politics
- PLSC 397H Public Opinion and Mass Media
- PLSC 397J Race and Political Identification
- PLSC 397K Latino Politics
- PLSC 397N Decolonizing Political Scientists
- PLSC 397Q American Politics through Film
- PLSC 397R Political Representation
- PLSC 397S Qualitative Research in Political Science
- PLSC 397T Political Polarization and American Democracy
- PLSC 397U Housing and Homelessness
- PLSC 397V Political Parties in the US
- PLSC 398 Immigration Politics
- PLSC 401 The Comparative Politics of Soccer
- PLSC 406 Canadian Government and Politics
- PLSC 408 Transnational Migration
- PLSC 414 Constitutional Law: Separation of Powers and Federalism
- PLSC 415 Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties
- PLSC 420 Environmental Politics
- PLSC 421 Political Polarization in the U.S.
- PLSC 422 Race and Political Identification
- PLSC 423 The American Presidency
- PLSC 424 The U.S. Congress
- PLSC 427 Politics of the Policy Process
- PLSC 437 Changing China: Culture, Community and Citizenship in Contemporary China
- PLSC 444 Administrative Internships
- PLSC 449 Politics and Social Change
- PLSC 450 Parties, Campaigns and Elections
- PLSC 453 Comparative Electoral Systems
- PLSC 452 Comparative Political Parties and Party Systems
- PLSC 467 Philosophical and Ethical Issues in Law
- PLSC 497B The Policy-Politics of Waterfront Development
- UEPP 350 Energy Policy and Politics
- C/AM 430 Borderlands: Resource Management (shown above)
- ENRG 417 Special Topics in Energy (shown above)
- ENRG 440 Public and Stakeholder Engagement in Energy, Climate, and Environmental Policymaking (shown above)
- ENRG 449 Northwest Energy Systems Transitions (shown above)
- ENRG 459 Advanced Energy Policy (shown above)
- ENVS 430 Borderlands: Resource Management (shown above)
- ENVS 449 Northwest Energy Systems Transitions (shown above)
- ENVS 459 Advanced Energy Policy (shown above)
- UEPP 440 Public and Stakeholder Engagement in Energy, Climate, and Environmental Policymaking (shown above)
- UEPP 449 Northwest Energy Systems Transitions (shown above)
- UEPP 454 Environmental Policy Analysis (shown above)
- UEPP 459 Advanced Energy Policy (shown above)
- UEPP 355 Environmental Law and Policy
- ENRG 440 Public and Stakeholder Engagement in Energy, Climate, and Environmental Policymaking (shown above)
- ENVS 450 Science in Politics and Policy
- ENVS 454 Environmental Policy Analysis
- ENVS 457 Environmental Dispute Resolution
- ENVS 461 Land Use Law
- UEPP 440 Public and Stakeholder Engagement in Energy, Climate, and Environmental Policymaking (shown above)
- UEPP 451 Natural Resource Policy
- UEPP 454 Environmental Policy Analysis (shown above)
- UEPP 457 Environmental Dispute Resolution
- UEPP 461 Land Use Law (continues on its page)
- UEPP 454 Environmental Policy Analysis
- UEPP 457 Environmental Dispute Resolution
Syllabi and course websites
None listed yet.
Instructors
| Instructor | Sections | Terms |
|---|---|---|
| Alamillo, Rudy | 17 | Winter 2021 to Spring 2027 |
| Salazar, Debra | 12 | Fall 2021 to Fall 2023 |
| Wineinger, Cathy | 12 | Spring 2021 to Winter 2026 |
| Destler, Kate | 7 | Spring 2022 to Fall 2026 |
| Chen, Paul | 6 | Spring 2022 to Spring 2027 |
| Donovan, Todd | 6 | Spring 2021 to Fall 2026 |
| Anderson Paul, Rachel | 2 | Winter 2027 |
| Beard, Lisa | 1 | Winter 2021 |
Every offering in the listed terms (63 sections)
| Term | Sec | CRN | Type | Meets | Instructor | Enrolled | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | 3 | 22310 | Lecture | MWF 10:00am-11:20am · BI 212 | Chen, Paul | 0/50 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Spring 2027 | 2 | 22309 | Lecture | TR 10:00am-11:50am · HH 153 | Alamillo, Rudy | 0/50 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Winter 2027 | 2 | 12386 | Lecture | W 1:00pm-2:20pm · ONLINE SYNC TBA · ONLINE ASNC | Anderson Paul, Rachel | 0/50 | Distance Instr-OnLine |
| Winter 2027 | 1 | 12385 | Lecture | W 10:00am-11:20am · ONLINE SYNC TBA · ONLINE ASNC | Anderson Paul, Rachel | 0/50 | Distance Instr-OnLine |
| Fall 2026 | 2 | 42508 | Lecture | MWF 10:00am-11:20am · AH 014 | Donovan, Todd | 52/52 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2026 | 1 | 42507 | Lecture | MWF 1:00pm-2:20pm · PH 228 | Destler, Kate | 46/50 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Summer 2026 | SOL | 30650 | Lecture | TBA · ONLINE ASNC | Alamillo, Rudy | 21/30 | Distance Instr-OnLine |
| Spring 2026 | 3 | 22700 | Lecture | MWF 11:30am-12:50pm · AH 014 | Chen, Paul | 48/50 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Spring 2026 | 2 | 22699 | Lecture | MWF 10:00am-11:20am · AH 014 | Alamillo, Rudy | 55/55 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Winter 2026 | 2 | 12818 | Lecture | MWF 11:30am-12:50pm · AH 014 | Wineinger, Cathy | 48/50 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Winter 2026 | 1 | 12817 | Lecture | MWF 10:00am-11:20am · AH 014 | Wineinger, Cathy | 49/50 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2025 | 2 | 42905 | Lecture | MWF 10:00am-11:20am · ES 100 | Donovan, Todd | 58/50 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 42904 | Lecture | MWF 1:00pm-2:20pm · SL 150 | Destler, Kate | 48/50 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Summer 2025 | SOL | 30470 | Lecture | TBA · ONLINE ASNC | Alamillo, Rudy | 13/30 | Distance Instr-OnLine |
| Spring 2025 | 0 | 23259 | Lecture | MWF 10:00am-11:20am · ES 413 | Wineinger, Cathy | 55/55 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Spring 2025 | 0 | 23260 | Lecture | MWF 11:30am-12:50pm · ES 413 | Wineinger, Cathy | 54/55 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Winter 2025 | 0 | 13630 | Lecture | MWF 10:00am-11:20am · HH 345 | Destler, Kate | 42/50 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Winter 2025 | 0 | 13631 | Lecture | MWF 1:00pm-2:20pm · AW 210 | Destler, Kate | 48/50 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2024 | FGV | 44098 | Lecture | MWF 8:30am-9:50am · AH 014 | Alamillo, Rudy | 23/24 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2024 | FG7 | 44071 | Lecture | TR 10:00am-11:50am · AH 014 | Chen, Paul | 25/25 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2024 | 2 | 43789 | Lecture | TR 10:00am-11:50am · AH 014 | Chen, Paul | 25/25 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 43788 | Lecture | MWF 8:30am-9:50am · AH 014 | Alamillo, Rudy | 26/26 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Summer 2024 | SOL | 30566 | Lecture | TBA · ONLINE ASNC | Alamillo, Rudy | 15/25 | Distance Instr-OnLine |
| Spring 2024 | S24 | 21287 | Lecture | MWF 11:30am-12:50pm · HH 353 | Alamillo, Rudy | 45/50 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Spring 2024 | S12 | 21585 | Lecture | MWF 1:00pm-2:20pm · AW 304 | Destler, Kate | 36/50 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Winter 2024 | W05 | 11567 | Lecture | MWF 11:30am-12:50pm · BI 212 | Wineinger, Cathy | 49/50 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Winter 2024 | W04 | 12043 | Lecture | MWF 1:00pm-2:20pm · BI 212 | Wineinger, Cathy | 50/50 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2023 | FGE | 41675 | Lecture | MTWR 12:00pm-12:50pm · FI 238 R 1:00pm-1:50pm · AH 412 | Salazar, Debra | 15/17 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2023 | FG2 | 41676 | Lecture | MTWR 12:00pm-12:50pm · FI 238 W 1:00pm-1:50pm · AH 412 | Salazar, Debra | 16/17 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2023 | F2 | 41674 | Lecture | W 9:00am-9:50am · AH 412 MTWR 12:00pm-12:50pm · FI 238 | Salazar, Debra | 15/16 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2023 | F1 | 42569 | Lecture | TR 12:00pm-1:50pm · AH 014 | Alamillo, Rudy | 49/50 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2023 | F03 | 41220 | Lecture | TR 10:00am-11:50am · AH 014 | Alamillo, Rudy | 50/50 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Summer 2023 | SOL | 30907 | Lecture | TBA · ONLINE ASNC | Alamillo, Rudy | 13/25 | Distance Instr-OnLine |
| Spring 2023 | S13 | 22199 | Lecture | MWF 10:00am-11:20am · ES 100 | Donovan, Todd | 50/50 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Spring 2023 | S12 | 21714 | Lecture | MWF 1:00pm-2:20pm · AH 014 | Destler, Kate | 43/48 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Winter 2023 | W05 | 11702 | Lecture | MWF 2:30pm-3:50pm · AH 014 | Wineinger, Cathy | 47/50 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Winter 2023 | W04 | 12241 | Lecture | MWF 1:00pm-2:20pm · AH 014 | Wineinger, Cathy | 50/50 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2022 | W31 | 42942 | Lecture | MWF 10:00am-11:20am · ES 100 | Donovan, Todd | 49/55 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2022 | FGC | 41854 | Lecture | MTWR 12:00pm-12:50pm · HH 353 W 1:00pm-1:50pm · AH 412 | Salazar, Debra | 17/18 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2022 | FG4 | 41853 | Lecture | MTWR 12:00pm-12:50pm · HH 353 R 1:00pm-1:50pm · AH 412 | Salazar, Debra | 14/16 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2022 | F05 | 44636 | Lecture | MTWR 12:00pm-12:50pm · HH 353 W 1:00pm-1:50pm · AH 412 | Salazar, Debra | 0/2 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2022 | F04 | 44635 | Lecture | MTWR 12:00pm-12:50pm · HH 353 R 1:00pm-1:50pm · AH 412 | Salazar, Debra | 0/4 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2022 | F03 | 41307 | Lecture | MWF 8:30am-9:50am · PH 104 | Alamillo, Rudy | 57/65 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2022 | F01 | 41852 | Lecture | MTWR 12:00pm-12:50pm · HH 353 W 2:00pm-2:50pm · AH 412 | Salazar, Debra | 16/20 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Spring 2022 | S24 | 21499 | Lecture | F 9:00am-9:50am · ONLINE SYNC TR 10:00am-11:50am · ONLINE SYNC | Chen, Paul | 15/17 | Distance Instr-OnLine |
| Spring 2022 | S13 | 22418 | Lecture | MWF 10:00am-11:20am · AH 004 | Donovan, Todd | 46/60 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Spring 2022 | S12 | 21880 | Lecture | MWF 8:30am-9:50am · AH 014 | Destler, Kate | 15/48 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Spring 2022 | 02 | 24006 | Lecture | TR 10:00am-11:50am · ONLINE SYNC F 10:00am-10:50am · ONLINE SYNC | Chen, Paul | 14/16 | Distance Instr-OnLine |
| Winter 2022 | W05 | 11896 | Lecture | MWF 2:30pm-3:50pm · CF 025 | Wineinger, Cathy | 45/50 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Winter 2022 | W04 | 12516 | Lecture | MWF 11:30am-12:50pm · ES 100 | Wineinger, Cathy | 49/50 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2021 | W31 | 43931 | Lecture | TBA · REMOTE ASNC | Alamillo, Rudy | 50/50 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2021 | FG7 | 42089 | Lecture | MTWR 12:00pm-12:50pm · CF 110 R 1:00pm-1:50pm · AH 012 | Salazar, Debra | 16/17 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2021 | FG2 | 42090 | Lecture | MTWR 12:00pm-12:50pm · CF 110 W 1:00pm-1:50pm · AH 017 | Salazar, Debra | 13/16 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2021 | F03 | 41457 | Lecture | TBA · REMOTE ASNC | Alamillo, Rudy | 51/50 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2021 | F01 | 42088 | Lecture | MTWR 12:00pm-12:50pm · CF 110 W 2:00pm-2:50pm · AH 017 | Salazar, Debra | 18/21 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2021 | 09 | 43561 | Lecture | MTWR 12:00pm-12:50pm · CF 110 W 1:00pm-1:50pm · AH 017 | Salazar, Debra | 1/1 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Summer 2021 | S01 | 30720 | Lecture | TBA · REMOTE ASNC | Alamillo, Rudy | 16/30 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Spring 2021 | S24 | 21617 | Lecture | MWF 10:00am-11:20am · REMOTE SYNC | Wineinger, Cathy | 43/50 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Spring 2021 | S13 | 22751 | Lecture | MWF 10:00am-11:20am · REMOTE SYNC | Donovan, Todd | 29/60 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Spring 2021 | S12 | 22076 | Lecture | MWF 1:00pm-2:20pm · REMOTE SYNC | Wineinger, Cathy | 34/50 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Winter 2021 | W31 | 12460 | Lecture | TBA · REMOTE ASNC | Alamillo, Rudy | 48/50 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Winter 2021 | W05 | 12071 | Lecture | TBA · REMOTE ASNC | Alamillo, Rudy | 48/50 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Winter 2021 | W04 | 12839 | Lecture | MWF 11:30am-12:50pm · REMOTE SYNC TBA · REMOTE ASNC | Beard, Lisa | 48/55 | Face to Face Instruction |