POLS 103 - COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT

    Recent Professors
    John Vento, Larry Ramirez, Ellen Coleman
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026
    Class Size
    27–35 students
    Difficulty
    6.3Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Spring 2027 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4H · CSU GE Area D8
    Description
    This course compares and analyzes major political systems within developing industrialized states, communist and post-communist systems, and liberal democracies. Focus is on various political institutions such as presidential and parliamentary systems, federalism and unitary systems, and written constitutions and unwritten constitutions. The course examines various electoral, party, legislative, and judicial systems. Emphasis is placed on states that use different political and economic systems such as democracy, republicanism, communism, authoritarianism, capitalism, and socialism within the global arena. Finally, the course explores the status of comparative politics in the coming decade. (C-ID: POLS 130)
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 11:00am–12:20pm, Tue Thu 3:00pm–6:45pm