Contemporary Issues in Government

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Government is designed to solve problems, and this includes the ways that leaders serve communities to advance the common good through the organization and management of people and resources. In this course, students are tasked with the Wisconsin Idea, which proposes that the university expand beyond the borders of its campus. The course focuses on contemporary issues in government and the policy solutions that might help alleviate the problems we face at each level of government (local, state, and nation). CGER CP-CU Civics & Perspective: Communities of the United States. Offered Fall, Spring, Summer.