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POLS 4221U (GCSU)
The Presidency (3 semester hours)

Web Course Format: ALISSA.

This course can be taken
    -> as a web course
    -> as a print course

Lessons for this course can be submitted and/or be returned
    -> via U.S. mail
    -> via fax return from IDL

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UGA equivalent: POLS 4610—The U.S. Presidency.

Recommendation: Satisfactory completion of POLS 1101-1101D (UGA prerequisite) or equivalent. .

A study of the presidential institution, its environment, and the people who have occupied the office. Special attention is given to presidential roles, powers, and policy making within the executive and legislative branches.

Requirements: Ten lessons and one examination.

Instructor: Jennifer Hammack, Georgia College and State University.

Texts: Cohen and Nice, The Presidency, McGraw-Hill, 2003; Cohen and Nice, The Presidency: Classic and Contemporary Reading, McGraw-Hill, 2003.