Course Descrition and Objective

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Course Description and Objective

This course will focus on the ideas and practice of contemporary government and politics in the United States enabling students to obtain an introduction to the constitutional foundations of our governments political institutions, and the development of current U.S. policies. A general education course, the class emphasizes how the American political system produces the kind of policies that it does, as well as a working knowledge of the actors and institutions that govern those outcomes. The primary goal of this course is to improve the student’s ability to read, write, and think with a greater degree of sophistication, imagination, and precision.
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