An Introduction Using Explorit 7'th ed. This course is designed to serve as the core introductary course in American Government for Political Science majors. The target audience is individuals who have displayed interest in politics and who have a general understanding of how our political system works.
Non majors are also welcome here.
This course also meets Title V requirements with respect to the U S and California Constitutions. In addition, this course is also a part of the American Indian Civics Project, a project designed to familiarize students with, and generate respect for, the role Native Americans have played in our nation's politics. Jill Norgren's analysis of the Cherokee Cases provides an excellent means of doing just this. This course will differ from the 110 courses in that more emphasis will be placed on how political scientists look at our political world. We shall then consider the Constitutional Framework and key constitutional principles which impact about everything government does.