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COURSE OUTLINE

              Module I.        Foundations of Government

                   Lecture 1.    Government and People
                   Lecture 2.    The Constitutional Framework
                   Lecture 3.    The Federal System
                   Lecture 4.    Civil Liberties and Citizenship
                   Lecture 5.    The Struggle for Equal Rights

             
    Module II.        Instutitions of Government

                   Lecture 6.    Public Opinion
                   Lecture 7.    Interest Groups
                   Lecture 8.    The Media and Politics
                   Lecture 9.    Political Parties
                   Lecture 10.  Political Campaigns and Candidates
                   Lecture 11.  Voting Behavior and Elections

             
    Module III.        Political Behavior

                   Lecture 12.    The Congress
                   Lecture 13.    The President
                   Lecture 14.    The Bureaucracy
                   Lecture 15.    The Judiciary

              Module IV.        Government in Operation

                   Lecture 16.    Foreign Policy and National Security
                   Lecture 17.    Government and the Economy
                   Lecture 18.    Promoting the General Welfare
                   Lecture 19.    State and Local Government