Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4H · CSU GE Area A3 · CSU GE Area D8DescriptionThis course develops critical thinking skills as applied to contemporary legal and political issues that stem from controversies over civil rights and liberties. Topics such as drug decriminalization, offensive speech, affirmative action, discrimination against gender and sexual orientation, school prayer, the right to die, and pornography are explored. Students engage in debates on the issues, applying skills that allow them to distinguish between fact and judgment. Completion of Political Science 001 is recommended. 