This course is designed with the goal of sharing the excitement of discovering humankind’s capacity to find innovative solutions to complex social problems that arise from our efforts to live together on a planet too small and with resources too scarce. In this course we honor the human capacity to manage our collective lives with peace, and dignity. In addition, this course will introduce students to the rich complexity of politics in the American political system. It involves analysis of current political institutions and their development within the cultural setting, as well as applications and problems of citizenship in the United States. In order to appreciate government and politics we will explore some of the major concepts, perspectives, policies and arguments within the sub-field of American Politics.
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