American Government

Catalog description

Emphasizes the relationships between structure, behavior, and political process in the development and functioning of the U.S. political system. Addresses political theory, political philosophy, the U.S. Constitution, federalism, elections, federal powers, interest groups, parties, mass media, congress, judiciary, the presidency, the bureaucracy, civil rights, and freedoms in American political cultures. Overviews local and state institutions and foreign policy.