POLS 4450:Canada & North America

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: POLS 1101 or permission of the instructor.
This course focuses on the commonalities and differences in the political systems and public policies of Canada and the United States, with emphasis on Canada. Issues such as political culture and value systems, electoral politics, federalism and regionalism including the status of Quebec, public opinion, NAFTA, health care, immigration, political integration, the treatment of indigenous peoples, ethnic and gender representation are explored.