American Government and Politics

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to government and politics in the United States and California. Students examine the constitutions, structure, and operation of governing institutions, civil liberties and civil rights, political behaviors, political issues, and public policy using political science theory and methodology. Students will learn about the Constitution of the United States and the operation of representative democratic government under that Constitution and the process of California state and local government. This course was formerly known as POLSC 001: Politics and Government in America.