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Dec 21, 2024
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2023-2024 College Catalog [***ATTENTION: THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG***]
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POS 110 - American National Government
Credits: 3
Lab/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/Behavioral Sciences.
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