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National Government

National Government. Political Science 101 Instructor: Sathyan Sundaram sundarams@lakemichigancollege.edu. Syllabus. Please read through your syllabus. Course Objectives.

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National Government

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  1. National Government Political Science 101 Instructor: Sathyan Sundaram sundarams@lakemichigancollege.edu

  2. Syllabus • Please read through your syllabus.

  3. Course Objectives • 1. To become familiarized with the historical development of the American government--particularly, the issues that encompassed the constitutional convention resulting in the eventual adoption of the U.S. Constitution. • 2. To become better acquainted with the structural as well as functional aspects of American institutions (i.e., Congress, President, Supreme Court, and bureaucracy). • 3. To become more familiarized with the cases and controversies that have encircled these institutions (e.g., federalism, civil rights and civil liberties, regulations, deficits, divided government, wars, impeachment, recessions/ depressions, welfare programs, terrorism, and so on). • 4. To become an astute, civic-minded student of American government.

  4. Grades are derived from • Midterm Examination (150) • Cumulative Final Examination (150) • Take Home Essays (100) • Attendance and Participation (100)

  5. U.S. News Sources • New York Times – http://www.nytimes.com • Washington Post – http://www.washingtonpost.com/ • International Herald Tribune – http://www.iht.com/ • Chicago Tribune – http://www.chicagotribune.com/ • Christian Science Monitor – http://www.csmonitor.com • National Public Radio – WVPE FM 88.1 • CSPAN/CSPAN2 • Reuters - http://www.reuters.com/news.jhtml • Time • US News and World Report • “The News Hour” (PBS) WNIT TV 34 • Michigan Races: Detroit News - http://www.detnews.com/politics/index.htm

  6. Test of Political Knowledge

  7. What is Politics? • Who gets what, when and how (Lasswell) • Politics is about power – the ability to make someone do something s/he otherwise would not - its distribution and application

  8. What is Political Science? • Political Science is the systematic study of the role of power in determining social outcomes. Various methodologies including quantitative and qualitative measures are used to test falsifiable hypotheses.

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