This course examines the nature and function of government as a whole, with special emphasis on the American political system. Focus is on the operation and complexity of politics, and the basic institutions of American federalism.
Students also evaluate election data, demographics, and the implications of American civil liberty.
This course focuses on the major political and economic systems that interact in the global community. Students compare the distinguishing characteristics of democratic, socialist, and communist forms of government. The nature and practice of market economies, mixed economic systems, and centrally planned economic structures are explored. Special attention is given to the American, Soviet, Japanese, and English systems as models of the major systems operative in today's world. ECO 201 or consent of instructor.