If you complete this course and do well, you will be able to:
- define the concept of the presidency, how its sets the agenda and shapes behavior
- describe the Congress, how it makes law and represents constituencies of interest
within the political system
- understand the how the Supreme Court interprets law, and the impact of its
interpretation on our changing society
- understand the operation of the federal bureaucracy and how it applies law in our
political system
- understand the inputs to economic policy and its impact on our economy
- understand the analytic tools to apply to health, education and welfare policy
- understand the historical context of U. S. military and foreign policy and its impact on
America's role in a changing world.