POLS C1000 - AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

    Recent Professors
    KERRI RYER, THOMAS MEREDITH, SARA CALLOW, KIMBERLY KEENAN, JOEL POWELL
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Winter 2027, Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    40–50 students
    Credits
    5
    Spring 2027 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4H · CSU GE Area D8 · CSU American Institutions Area US2 · CSU American Institutions Area US3
    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. Interactions between the federal government and Native tribes; a particular focus is placed on the political struggle, including through the lenses of race, ethnicity, gender, class, sexuality, and ability, in shaping politics and policymaking.
    Usually Held
    Wed 1:00pm–2:50pm, Wed 10:00am–11:50am