AmerĀ­iĀ­can GovĀ­ernĀ­ment, AlexanĀ­der SecĀ­tions

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American Government, Alexander Sections
This Course is OPEN.
Professor(s)
Benjamin F. Alexander
Department
Social Science
Course Code
GOV 1101
Semester / Year
Spring 2025
Course Description

This is the introductory course in American Government, with the main focus on the national level but some attention to state and local levels as well. This OpenLab site contains course materials as well as links to news sites and a discussion board to exchange ideas. Please keep disagreements friendly, and please keep in mind that our main purpose is more to analyze than to react and fume.

When the course is over, as long as you still have an OpenLab account at City Tech, you are invited to continue posting on this discussion board.

To access course materials, click ā€œVisit Course Siteā€ at the right of this page.

Acknowledgements

This course was created by: Benjamin F. Alexander

Recent Posts

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Trump and the LimĀ­its of Checks and BalĀ­ances

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Trump and the TransĀ­genĀ­der Issue

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Recent Comments

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I think that the deĀ­ciĀ­sions Biden is makĀ­ing is leanĀ­ing toĀ­wards the miĀ­norĀ­ity simĀ­ply beĀ­cause of [ā€¦] See MoreComment on "Congress: Another Opening, Another Showā€¦"

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Recent Discussions

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The HarĀ­ris-Trump DeĀ­bate

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Does Biden still stand a chance of beatĀ­ing Trump?

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