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| PSCI 102 - American Government |
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Introduction to the national system of government and
politics, this course describes, analyzes and explains the
political process in America as it relates to the national
government. Study includes the founding process,
federalism, the legislative, executive and judicial
branches, the operation of parties and elections, the
role of law and the courts in rights and liberties, and the
process of creating both domestic and foreign policy.
The course seeks to give students an understanding
of the way behavior of the President, Congressional
members, Supreme Court justices and ordinary citizens
influences formulation of governmental policies.
3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours 0.000 Lab hours 0.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid (Synchronous), Individual Study, Lecture, On-line Study (Synchronous), On-line Study (Asynchronous) Beh/SocSc/Bus/Edu/HPER Division Political Science Department Course Attributes: Behavioral Social Science Elec, Gen Ed Social Sciences, Liberal Arts Elective, Social Science Elective |
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