POLITICAL SCIENCE 1, LOITERMAN
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES (6.7)TO ALLOW THIS COURSE TO MEET THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENT IN THE U.S. CONSTITUTION AND CALIFORNIA STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, UPON COMPLETION OF THIS COURSE THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
1: *Discuss the political philosophies of the framers of the United States Constitution. 2: *Discuss the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government and how each operates under the U.S. Constitution as it has been amended and interpreted. 3: *Explain the political processes that operate under the U.S. Constitution as it has been amended and interpreted including parties, interest groups, the formation of public opinion, voting and other forms of political participation, nominations, political campaigns, the Electoral College and the role of the media. 4: *Identify the rights and obligations of citizens in the political and legal system established by the U.S. Constitution. 5: *Compare the nature and general principles of the U.S. Constitution with the California constitution and their major provisions. 6: *Explain the nature and processes of California state and local government. 7: *Describe the relationship of state and local government and the federal government today and explain the resolution of conflicts that led to that relationship.
ADDITIONALLY UPON COMPLETION OF THIS COURSE THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
8. Feel comfortable communicating the course material to others as a result of weekly oral and written practice with classmates and/or the instructor.
9. Communicate to others facts, analyses and evaluations of current events, political websites and candidate debates, related to the meaning of democracy to classmates and to others.
10. Communicate the procedures that must be followed to register to vote in the Tuesday, November 3, 2009 and to vote by mail, in person, and through arrangements made for military personnel.
11. Explain recent news about environmental, healthcare and labor union issues recently in the news in connection with the actions of different levels and branches of government.
12. Feel comfortable attending a meeting held by neighborhood groups, interest groups, a political party or government agency. |