POLS 1101 American Government

This course addresses how societies resolve conflicts over values and resources. Focusing on the institutions of government, this course also compares conflict resolution in the American system with that in other national systems. Satisfactory completion of this course fulfills the United States Constitution and Georgia Constitution legislative requirements. This course was previously offered as POLS 1150 Politics and Society. Students may not earn credit for both POLS 1101 and POLS 1150.

Credits

3

Notes

This Core IMPACTS course is part of the Political Science and U.S. History (Citizenship) area. Core IMPACTS is the University System of Georgia (USG) and GCSU core curriculum, which is designed to ensure that students acquire essential knowledge in foundational academic areas and develop career-ready competencies to support their broad academic and career goals.

This course should direct students toward this broad Orienting Question: How do I prepare for my responsibilities as an engaged citizen?

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies: Critical Thinking, Intercultural Competence, Persuasion

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following USG Core Learning Outcome: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the history of the United States, the history of Georgia, and the provisions and principles of the United States Constitution and the Constitution of Georgia.

Completion of this course will also enable students to meet the following GCSU Core Learning Outcome: Students will be able to interpret social science research from various sources.