CPOL 623 Congress, the President and Foreign Policy
The course examines congressional activism and acquiescence in U.S. foreign policy. Constitutional concepts will be explored through recent cases (Helms-Burton, NAFTA, War Powers and Lebanon, debate over the 1997 ABM Treaty-related agreements, and U.S. funding for the United Nations). Issues such as the influence of interest groups and bipartisan collaboration and conflict in foreign policy will be debated.