Students will survey governmental systems of the United States on the federal, state and local levels. Emphasis is on the organization, composition and implementations of the American system of government including the social, philosophical, and economic foundations of a democratic state. Topics in this course are; Nominations and Elections, Political Parties, The Congress, The Presidency, The National Judiciary, and Federal Bureaucracy. A two-week study of the state government will be taught.

Core 40/AHD