Bunker Hill Community College

Course Description

GOV101: GOVERNMENT/POLITICS IN THE US
(Government)

Credits: 3 Credits

The course explores some questions and theories that interest political scientists and historians, and methods they use to explain governmental operations. Insight into the nature of political ideals, as embodied in the Constitution, is developed. Topics include federalism, organization and functions of the three branches of the national government, civil liberties and civil rights, public opinion and voting behavior, the media, bureaucracies, and public policy. The course meets General Education "Individual and Society" Requirement Area 2.

Prerequisite: Academic Reading III (ESL098) or Reading Skills II (RDG095) or exemption from reading requirement by placement testing.

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