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POLISCI 420A

American Political Institutions

UNITS:3-5

GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit

LEVEL:Graduate

GER:—

Theories of American politics, focusing on Congress, the presidency, the bureaucracy, and the courts.

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ID: 30761

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DAYS:Monday

TIME:1:30 PM – 4:20 PM

LOCATION:Encina West 400

INSTRUCTOR:

Cox, G.

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POLISCI 420A: American Political Institutions

3-5 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit

Theories of American politics, focusing on Congress, the presidency, the bureaucracy, and the courts.

Offered in Winter 2026 at Stanford University.

Winter 2026 sections

Seminar — Monday 1:30 PM – 4:20 PM — Encina West 400 — Cox, G. (Graduate)

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