Virginia & United States Government

This course is organized around the theme of power. The objectives focus on the sources from which American governmental institutions derive their authority to function, and the applications of this authority to critical processes, procedures, and systems. The influence of various groups and the patterns of other world governments are also studied. The key concepts for study are the foundations of government, rights, responsibilities, liberties, institutions, political processes, public programs, policy making, and comparative political and economic systems.