GOVERNMENT AND AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS: CREDIT:
1/2 DESCRIPTION: The course will concentrate on the institutions of American Government in ways that will show how each part is formed, operated, and governed by the Constitution. A large part will center around citizen rights and freedoms by studying Supreme Court decisions and cases and how these apply to the daily life of each citizen. The course will use the daily newspapers, weekly periodicals, and Internet to keep the students informed of what is going on in the political world and how it affects them and to gain an insight into U.S. and World Affairs. Class will use a mock trial to show how laws and courts work in the real world. A mock government will be used to show how to get what the people want or need in the political world.
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