4 credits Explores the constitutional structure of national executive authority in America; the development and role of the executive bureaucracy; political leverage and political constraints on presidential power; and the executive authority as one among countervailing national powers. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above or HST 250 or HST 251 or PS 202. (Cross-listed with PS 343.) Graded (A-F) only Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)