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POS 103 Arizona Constitutional Government
Credit Hours:  1
Effective Term: Fall 2010
SUN#: None
AGEC: (None)  
Credit Breakdown: 1 Lecture
Times for Credit: 1
Grading Option: A/F
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Description: Constitution and government of the state of Arizona. Meets the Arizona government requirement for teacher certification.

Prerequisites: RDG094

Corequisites: None

Recommendations: None

Measurable Student Learning Outcomes
1. (Comprehension Level) Associate specific political events with the appropriate political figures and the correct governmental branch.
2. (Comprehension Level) Identify and discuss specific contributions made by social, religious, cultural and minority groups to the Arizona political experience.
3. (Comprehension Level) Interpret, compare, contrast and/or criticize different explanations and evaluations of Arizona governmental institutions.
4. (Comprehension Level) Compare and contrast the Arizona governmental structure and constitution with the federal government's structure and constitution.
Internal/External Standards Accreditation
1. Identify current political officeholders and describe their associated functions.

2. Compare and contrast specific sections of the Arizona Constitution to the US Constitution.

3. Describe the contributions of various minority, cultural, and religious groups to the political experience in Arizona and their impact on the development of the state constitution.

4. When given a specific bill before the state legislature, track the progress of the bill through the constitutional system of government.

5. When given a particular political event or section of the Arizona Constitution, correctly identify and explain its historical underpinnings.