American Government

Catalog description

This course examines the American governmental system and its appropriateness at this time, including challenges to democratic government and questions regarding constitutional government, individual rights, popular representation, and responsible leadership. The course integrates political science, history, and law to produce a greater awareness and understanding of contemporary American government. Different political theoretical perspectives on central issues in the study of American government are introduced, and challenges inherent in technology’s expanding role in mediating people’s experience of American government are explored.