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GOV 1301: National Government

This guide--and associated resources--corresponds with the course GOV1301: National Government.

Introduction

[Abroad] United States Congress"[Abroad] United States Congress" by mcdyessjin (Yu-Jen Shih) is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

"This course is an introduction to the fundamental principles, institutions, and processes of the constitutional democracy of the United States. It examines the formal structure of the Federal system of government, including Congress, the presidency, the judiciary, and the various departments, agencies, and commissions which comprise the executive branch. Emphasis is placed on the relationships among Federal, state and local governments in the formulation and administration of domestic policies, and on the interactions among interest groups, elected officials and the public at large with administrators in the policy process. The various topics covered in the survey are linked by consideration of fiscal and budgetary issues, executive management, legislative oversight, administrative discretion, policy analysis and evaluation and democratic accountability."

For a full listing of GOV-related courses, please see Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies: GOV Course Descriptions.

From the Department of Social Sciences and Policy Research: 

"You must understand society to effectively address our global grand challenges. Toward this end, the Social Science & Policy Studies (SSPS) department prepares students to understand human behavior and cognition, the environment, sustainable development, policy design and evaluation, and systems thinking. Through our teaching and student research opportunities, we cultivate professionals who have a deep understanding of the social impacts of science, technology, and innovation. 

Our dedicated faculty offers students unique opportunities to make connections between societal concerns and technology through faculty-led research and student projects. To prepare themselves professionally, many of our students will double major in a technical field and a complementary SSPS-related degree. We also offer a variety of minors that can be uniquely paired with any major."

For a full description of programs and courses on offer, please refer to the Department of Social Science & Policy Studies. 

social science & policy faculty

This guide highlights relevant research databases, journals, books, and websites in the fields of government, policy, and politics. In this guide, students will find information on where to look for peer-reviewed and scholarly research, overviews of citation formatting, places to look for current events, and much more. 

To navigate through this guide, click on the tabs to the left to access the various pages within this guide; in addition, please click on the tabs within individual pages to toggle between available content.

Don't forget about another resource available to you on and off campus - the Research and Instruction Librarians! That's our job - to help you with the research process. You can contact us in person, by email, by phone or by live chat. Our contact information is in the box to the left.