POL-1H — Honors American Politics

Prerequisite: None.

Description: An introduction to the principles, institutions and critical issues of American politics, with emphasis placed on the national government. Specifically, the course offers an enhanced exploration of the philosophic and ideological sources of the American political system and its political culture, political parties and electoral system as well as political interest groups, mass movements, public policy, the media, the judicial system, and California state and local government. The honors course offers an enriched educational experience for accelerated students through limited class size, seminar format, focus on primary texts, and application of higher-order critical thinking skills. Students may not receive credit for both POL-1 and POL-1H. 54 hours lecture. (Letter grade only)