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[Course] SS202 [Title] AMERICAN POLITICS [Crdts] 3.5 [Department] Department of Social Sciences [Scope] 
This course explores the American political system ý how it works, its strengths, its weaknesses, its conflicts, its controversies. The course emphasizes how our democracy makes decisions about politics & policy to balance the many competing values and demands of a free society. The course begins with the study of the constitutional foundations of American government and then examines political behavior, institutions of government, and the policy making process. The course integrates the study of civil-military relations and the broader study of political science as a discipline throughout the semester.
USMA Course Offerings Fall 2012-2013 :: Academics :: USNA
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