2026-2027_College Catalog 
    
    Aug 26, 2026  
2026-2027_College Catalog

POS 220 - Arizona and National Constitution


Credits: 3
Lecture: Three lecture.
Basic course in Arizona and United States governments and constitutions designed to meet the requirements for Arizona state teaching certification.

Course Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
  1. compare and contrast the theories of constitutions and constitutionalism;
  2. describe federalism and its specific application in the United States;
  3. explain Arizona’s political history and the general factors that shaped it;
  4. explain the structure of Arizona state, county and local government;
  5. explain the structure of the federal political system;
  6. and interpret and explain current problems in federalism, especially as they pertain to Arizona.


General Education: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Institutions in the Americas