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With an emphasis on the African American experience; this culturally relevant course looks critically on the development of the American political system; government function; practices; and structures. Through this critical exploration; students will examine U.S. government to actively engage in democracy in order to promote policies and laws that advance social equity. Students will critically investigate a variety of primary and secondary sources in order to comprehend government structures; processes and historical context from which they emerged. Through the use of dialogical instructional techniques; students will critically analyze and deconstruct state; federal; and local legislation and landmark court cases.

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• AMHS
• 1 year of US History

• SSCI
• 1 year of other Social Science

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Online / Virtual