Learning Objectives
1. Identify the purposes and functioning of government at the national level in a federal system. Explain this function within the system of federalism and separation of powers.
2. Recognize the origins and development of the basic principles of our government historically.
3. Appraised the organizational structure and power structure of the United States government in an attempt to discover the critical points for citizen input, whether as individuals or as members of political parties or interest groups.
4. Evaluate the techniques of propaganda, governmental and private, which must be overcome in order for citizens to make decisions based on facts rather than bias.
5. Examine a variety of central issues confronting our nation today, pro and con, in a nonthreatening atmosphere, with an emphasis on the latest developments in the news.