This is a challenging college-level course available to juniors and seniors.The curriculum consists of an in-depth, critical, examination of different governments including those of Great Britain, Russia, France, China, and Mexico.It includes extensive college-level writing and reading assignments, knowledge and use of research tools, production of formal research paper(s), problem solving, and reflective evaluation of information sources.The course is an elective course and does not fulfill the state requirement for graduation.This course is designed to prepare students for the Advanced Placement exam in Comparative Government.