The primary goals of the WCJC government program include the following:
- To provide the student with an understanding of the development of the American system of democracy (2301).
- To provide the student with a working knowledge of how the American political system works (2302).
- To foster a greater sense of citizenship among students (both courses).
The objectives used to reach these goals include:
- Develop the student’s
critical thinking skills
regarding constitutional history and evolution, the importance of participation in the political process (2301) and about the American political process and its institutions (2302).
- Expand the student’s basic ability to
identify
and to understand the primary components of
political diversity.
- Foster
the student’s understanding of political participation
and improve
the student’s contributions
to that participation.
- Equip the student with a
solid base
of
fundamental knowledge of the American political process
; this base would be especially important to transfer students.