Introduction to Political Science

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This course is an introduction to the study of political things. Students will learn the differing claims about the character of political knowledge and the various approaches and methodologies through which such knowl- edge is sought. Attention will be paid to the promises and limitations of applying the modern scientific method, so successful in the study of the material world, to distinctly human problems in all their complexity. 2305/GOVT 2305 Federal Government (Federal Constitution and Topics) (3-0). Origin and development of the U.S. Constitution, structure and powers of the national government including the legisla- tive, executive, and judicial branches, federalism, political participation, the national election process, public policy, civil liberties and civil rights.