POLS 4345/5345 Clinton Presidency, Spring 2003

Margaret E. Scranton
Department of Political Science, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
2801 South University Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204
(501) 569-8787
mescranton@ualr.edu
Academic Vita

This course explores the presidency of Bill Clinton from several perspectives, all grounded in the discipline of political science: the administration's policy making; presidential power and leadership; crises and turning points in the Clinton administration; campaigning and communications skills of the president; the administration's relations with the press, political parties and groups; and the legacy of the Clinton presidency.  As we analyze these topics, we will also consider the Constitutional framework as it affects the presidential office and executive-legislative relations and trends in the domestic and international environments that affected the Clinton presidency.

Registration requires consent of the instructor. Students who apply will be notified December 1 as to whether they are on the registration list or the waiting list. The application deadline is November 9, 2002.

The face-to-face section will meet on Thursday nights, 6:00-8:40pm at the UA System Office, 2404 North University Avenue, Little Rock

The on-line section meets over the Internet, via WebCT.

Course Application (html file) or pdf file

Application Information Sheet (word file) or pdf file: with information about the course, deadlines, and policies

Syllabus

Weekly topics and Assignments for POLS 4345, undergraduate-level course.

Weekly topics and Assignments for POLS 5345, graduate-level course.

View Photo albums of classes:

• May 23, President Clinton's visit
  

• May 1 , Domestic Policy, and Post-Presidency

• April 24, Politics of Health Care Reform

• April 17, Coercive Diplomacy

• April 10, First Ladies

• April 3,Impeachment

• March 20, Clinton Doctrine

• March 13, The Economy

• March 6, Elections ('94-'98)

• February 27, The Vice Presidency and the Presidency

• February 20, Health Care Case Study

• February 13, Polarized reactions

• February 6, Transition, Appointments, and Cabinet Making

• January 30, Running for President

• January 23, Clinton's Arkansas Roots

• January 16, Why Study the Presidency

• Orientation

Peggy Scranton (under the white baseball cap) greets former President Clinton at the Daisy Bates House, Little Rock, Arkansas, 2002