Objectives: By the end of the semester, students will.....
- Analyze the foundations and development of American government in terms of principles and values.
- Analyze government systems within the United States in terms of their structure, function and relationships.
- Analyze the legal system within the United States in terms of the development, execution and protection of citizenship rights at all levels of government.
- Understand how democracy depends upon the active participation of citizens.
- Analyze how political and legal systems within and outside of the United States provide a means to balance competing interests and resolve conflicts.
- Analyze the concepts and factors that enable individuals to make informed financial decisions for effective resource planning.
- Understand how risk management strategies empower and protect consumers.
- Understand economies, markets and the role economic factors play in making economic decisions.
- Understand factors of economic interdependence and their impact on nations.
- Analyze the role of government and economic institutions in developing and implementing economic stabilization policies in the U.S.