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Spring 2017 | POL 1001 Section 001: American Democracy in a Changing World (50872)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 4 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Freshman Full Year Registration
- Meets With:
POL 1001H Section 001
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Mon,
Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Anderson Hall 350
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Introduction to politics/government in the United States. Constitutional origins/development, major institutions, parties, interest groups, elections, participation, public opinion. Ways of explaining politics, nature of political science. Emphasizes recent trends.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?abernath+POL1001+Spring2017
- Class Description:
- This course is intended to introduce students to the expressed hopes of the American people for their government and to the institutions and processes that have been created and recreated to achieve these hopes. What do we mean by good government? Have we achieved it? How do we build it? Through an examination of the roles of American political institutions and the behavior of American citizens, we will be able to critically reflect on issues such as political and economic inequality in the U.S., the role of American political and economic power in the world, and the possibility for an American public policy that lives up to the ideals of the founders. By the end of the semester students should have a basic understanding of the structure and function of American government as well as an increased ability to critically reflect on the degree to which our institutions, processes, and citizens live up to the expectations placed on them.
- Grading:
- 50% Midterm Exam
25% Final Exam
25% Reports/Papers
- Class Format:
- 60% Lecture
20% Discussion
20% Small Group Activities
- Workload:
- 50-100 Pages Reading Per Week
10-12 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
2 Paper(s)
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/50872/1173
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/cdmyers_POL1001_Fall2016.docx (Fall 2016)
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 2 November 2012
ClassInfo Links - Spring 2017 Political Science Classes