Government
In Government, the focus is on the principles and beliefs upon which the United States was founded and on the structure, functions, and powers of government.
Some of the topics we will cover include:
- U.S. Constitution, its principles, ideas and the government it created
- Republicanism
- Federalism
- Checks and balances
- Separation of powers
- Popular sovereignty
- Individual rights
- Role of government in the U.S. free enterprise system
- Impact of individuals, political parties, interest groups, and the media on the American political system
- Importance of voluntary individual participation in a constitutional republic
- Rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution
- The relationship between governmental policies and the culture of the United States.