Summer Timetable
POL203Y1S L0101
U.S. Government and Politics
Themes
This course is an introduction to American government and politics. The goal of the course is to give you the ability to understand how American political institutions operate, how those institutions have changed over time, and how they interact with public opinion to shape American political life. We will pay special attention in this term to the on-going midterm election campaign and Supreme Court controversies on cases like President Trump’s “travel ban.”
Texts
Ken Kollman, The American Political System (W.W. Norton); on-line readings TBA
Format and Requirements
Two or three tests, a media simulation, an in-class essay, several short worksheets and/or quizzes and participation.
Prerequisites
1.0 POL credit or 4.0 full course equivalents
Exclusions
POLC92H3 or POLC93H3 or POL203Y5
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