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2016-2017 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2016-2017 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

POLS 4100 - Democratic Theory

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: POLS 3000  or PHIL 4100 
Description: This course invites students to think critically about the theory and practice of democracy.  What is it? Why is it valuable?  What gives it authority: procedure or substance?  Who gets to vote and why?  How should minorities be protected?  Can democracy succeed with apathetic, irrational, and/or uninformed voters?