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Apr 06, 2025
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2025-2026_College Catalog
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POS 110 - American National Government
Credits: 3
Lecture: Three lecture.
Introduction to the American national government; constitutional and philosophical foundations, federalism, structure and evolution of the federal government, and recent trends and issues in the federal government.
Course Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- explain constitutions, federalism and their relationship to the American political system;
- describe, explain, interpret, compare and appraise the major theories of democracy;
- describe the institutions of government, their functions, and the interaction between them;
- describe how policy is formulated and the influences on that formation, as well as how a citizen may influence policy formation;
- describe and explain political organizations, their purposes and their actions;
- interpret the process and meaning of elections and campaigns.
General Education: Social and Behavioral Sciences
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