Understanding the Republic: Political Science Overview

Political Science explores the evolution of the republic and the people's power in government.

### Understanding the Republic: A Political Science Overview
* 📚 "We're still doing political science, whether you like it or not," sets the tone for an **engaging semester focused on the history and future of the country**.
* 🗓 The course will cover political science throughout the entire semester, as outlined in the syllabus, beginning with a **review of previous discussions**.
* 📊 Grades for assignments will be released in two weeks, and students are encouraged to **improve their performance on upcoming tests** to **enhance their scores**.
* 📝 An important assignment, the **Simon paper**, is due tomorrow, and students should have already **selected their topics** for it.
* 🇺🇸 The discussion includes a reflection on the nature of the United States as a republic, emphasizing the **pledge of allegiance** and the principles it embodies.
* 🤔 A student aptly defines a republic as "**a form of government where the public retains power**," prompting further inquiry into how this concept has evolved.
* 🔄 The conversation encourages students to **explore the changes in governmental power dynamics**, fostering a **deeper understanding of their political system**.

this is Political Science. We're still doing political science, whether you like it or not. I know some of you are not real thrilled about this, but uh hey, how you doing? Good, how are you? Nice, nice to see you can make it. Um, we're talking again about U, the history of our country, and where we have come from, and where we are going. Going, are we going to um be talking about this for the whole time, or how many weeks are in... Well, it's in your syllabus, but yes, it's uh, this is the entire semester. Right now, we're just going to do a little bit of review. We talked uh last week a little bit about uh yes, when are you getting the grades. The grades uh, they're coming out in two weeks. Uh, you need to do a little bit better on this next test if you want to uh get those grades up. I know you're concerned about that, a lot of you are, but um, essentially what we're going to be talking about here is uh yes, is the

Simon tomorrow yes assignment is due tomorrow the paper that you were supposed to write uh you've already got your topics hopefully so that'll be that'll be come and do here uh we were talking again about U this country as a republic. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands. Conor Barnes what is a republic. Did you repeat the question please. No it's about what is she knows. Oh a form of government where the public Pay Power. Okay that's that's a good answer. That's a good answer. She said it's a form of government in which the people retain the power over government. In what ways has that been turned around 180 degrees. What would you say yeah what time is it. Hey let him teach man yeah

Classroom Behavior

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The course will focus on the history of the country and its evolution, running for the entire semester.

A review of previous discussions will take place, and grades will be released in two weeks.

Students are encouraged to improve their performance on the next test to raise their grades.

The assignment is due tomorrow, focusing on the concept of a republic.

A republic is defined as a form of government where the public retains power.

The discussion raises questions about how this concept has been turned around over time.