syllabus
POLITICAL SCIENCE 150
Government and American Society
Winter 2014
Classroom: KH LL2 Professor John S. Treantafelles
10121 Sec. 02 Office: ET A 520
TR 8-9:40am Hours: TR 9:45-10:30am
Email: Phone: 323-343-2683 jtreant@calstatela.edu Department Phone: 323-343-2230
REQUIRED TEXTS:
James Q. Wilson and John J. DiIulio Jr. American Government (13th Edition). Note: DO NOT buy the “Brief Edition” or the “Essentials” edition of the American Government text. You will also need Ken DeBow and John C. Syer Power and Politics in California (9th Edition). The eBook for the Wilson text is available at www.cengagebrain.com (use ISBN 9781111830014). For the tests students will need a #2 pencil and three Scantron answer sheets (Form 882-E sold in the Bookstore separately or in packages of six).
COURSE & LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
This course fulfills the GE requirement for American national government and California state government. POLS150 provides an introduction to the relationship between American government and society. The class provides a basic knowledge of American political institutions and processes of government, and a basic knowledge of the dynamics of power in the modern world. With a critical tool introduced in your American government text you can analyze your political environment in ways others cannot. The paper/report is also intended to expand your ability to critically analyze your political environment. ACADEMIC HONESTY/INTEGRITY:
Life at the university depends on a high level of honesty, integrity, and respect among faculty, students, and staff alike. Cheating and plagiarism have no place in the
Government and American Society
Winter 2014
Classroom: KH LL2 Professor John S. Treantafelles
10121 Sec. 02 Office: ET A 520
TR 8-9:40am Hours: TR 9:45-10:30am
Email: Phone: 323-343-2683 jtreant@calstatela.edu Department Phone: 323-343-2230
REQUIRED TEXTS:
James Q. Wilson and John J. DiIulio Jr. American Government (13th Edition). Note: DO NOT buy the “Brief Edition” or the “Essentials” edition of the American Government text. You will also need Ken DeBow and John C. Syer Power and Politics in California (9th Edition). The eBook for the Wilson text is available at www.cengagebrain.com (use ISBN 9781111830014). For the tests students will need a #2 pencil and three Scantron answer sheets (Form 882-E sold in the Bookstore separately or in packages of six).
COURSE & LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
This course fulfills the GE requirement for American national government and California state government. POLS150 provides an introduction to the relationship between American government and society. The class provides a basic knowledge of American political institutions and processes of government, and a basic knowledge of the dynamics of power in the modern world. With a critical tool introduced in your American government text you can analyze your political environment in ways others cannot. The paper/report is also intended to expand your ability to critically analyze your political environment. ACADEMIC HONESTY/INTEGRITY:
Life at the university depends on a high level of honesty, integrity, and respect among faculty, students, and staff alike. Cheating and plagiarism have no place in the