Spring 2019  |  POL 1001 Section 001: American Democracy in a Changing World (53526)

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
 
01/22/2019 - 05/06/2019
Mon, Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Anderson Hall 270
Enrollment Status:
Open (72 of 75 seats filled)
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+Spring2019
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/53526/1193
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
2 November 2012

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