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American Government – POLS 1101

Description

A study of government and politics, including the philosophical and constitutional foundations, governing institutions, political behavior and major public policy issues. This course satisfies the State legislative requirement concerning the United States Constitution and the Georgia Constitution.


Name Office Phone Email
Eric Abney University of West Georgia
eabney@westga.edu
Merciaileen Rivera Almodovar University of North Georgia
merci.rivera@ung.edu
Francisco Artley University of North Georgia
francisco.artley@ung.edu
Clint Backstrom University of West Georgia
cbackstr@westga.edu
Mandi Bailey Valdosta State University
mbbailey@valdosta.edu
Barry Balleck Georgia Southern University
bballeck@georgiasouthern.edu
Daniel Baracskay Valdosta State University
229-333-7155dbaracskay@valdosta.edu
Lance Bardsley University of North Georgia
Lance.Bardsley@ung.edu
Mikhail Beznosov Georgia Gwinnett College
678-839-6504mbeznosov@ggc.edu
Ginny Bouchard University of West Georgia
gbouchard@westga.edu
Geoffrey Bowden Savannah State University
912-358-3205bowdeng@savannahstate.edu
Scott Boykin Georgia Gwinnett College
sboykin@ggc.edu
Thomas Caiazzo East Georgia State College
tcaiazzo@ega.edu
Bruce Carroll Georgia Gwinnett College
229-333-2169bcarroll2@ggc.edu
Lee Cheek East Georgia State College
lcheek@ega.edu
Melanie Clay University of North Georgia
melanie.clay@ung.edu
Sheikh Drammeh University of West Georgia
770-316-2043sdrammeh@westga.edu
Meigan Fields Fort Valley State University
478-825-6684fieldsm@fvsu.edu
Verna Foster Harvey Valdosta State University
229-333-5771vfharvey@valdosta.edu
Yohannes Gedamu Georgia Gwinnett College
ygedamu@ggc.edu
Dion George University of North Georgia
404-756-2748dion.george@ung.edu
Marie Goodall University of North Georgia
706-864-1782marie.goodall@ung.edu
Vance Gray Atlanta Metropolitan State College
678-623-1293vgray@atlm.edu
Rufus Green Fort Valley State University
478-825-6230greenr@fvsu.edu
Janet Gubbins University of West Georgia
678-839-0630jgubbins@westga.edu
Baogang Guo Dalton State College
706-272-2678bguo@daltonstate.edu
Paul Hamilton Valdosta State University
pwhamilton@valdosta.edu
Megan Hauser University of North Georgia
Megan.Hauser@ung.edu
Matthew Hipps Dalton State College
706-272-2676mhipps@daltonstate.edu
Allison Hornbuckle University of West Georgia
ahornbuc@westga.edu
Stephanie Hulsey University of North Georgia
706-878-6052stephanie.hulsey@ung.edu
Teresa Hutchins Georgia Highlands College
thutchin@highlands.edu
Chux Ibekwe Savannah State University
912-358-3289ibekwec@savannahstate.edu
Austin Janowski University of West Georgia
678-839-5326austinj@westga.edu
Shobana Jayaraman Savannah State University
912-358-3286jayaramans@savannahstate.edu
Nandan Jha Valdosta State University
nkjha@valdosta.edu
Christy Jordan University of North Georgia
Christy.Jordan@ung.edu
Leander Kellogg University of North Georgia
leander.kellogg@ung.edu
Christopher Kroh University of North Georgia
Christopher.Kroh@ung.edu
Sarah Kuck Albany State University
229-317-6805Sarah.Kuck@asurams.edu
Brett Larson East Georgia State College
blarson@ega.edu
Jacqueline Leathers University of North Georgia
jacqueline.leathers@ung.edu
Julie Lester Middle Georgia State University
julie.lester@mga.edu
Nakia Lewis University of West Georgia
nlewis@westga.edu
Jacek Lubecki Georgia Southern University
jlubecki@georgiasouthern.edu
Daniel Mancill East Georgia State College
dmancill@ega.edu
Myles Mann University of North Georgia
myles.mann@bme.gatech.edu
Roger Marietta Albany State University
229-317-6808roger.marietta@asurams.edu
Michael McDowell University of West Georgia
mmcdowel@westga.edu
Marcus Meachum University of North Georgia
scott.meachum@ung.edu
Michael Metelko Georgia Highlands College
mmetelko@highlands.edu
Brooke Miller Middle Georgia State University
brooke.miller@mga.edu
Brad Mock University of West Georgia
404-488-1589bmock@westga.edu
Robert Mullins East Georgia State College
ramullins@ega.edu
Stephen Northam University of North Georgia
317-501-4659Stephen.Northam@ung.edu
Sherry Parker University of North Georgia
sherry.parker@ung.edu
Dustin Procter University of North Georgia
210-633-7483dustin.procter@ung.edu
Greg Rabidoux Valdosta State University
grrabidoux@valdosta.edu
Hannah Reed University of North Georgia
Hannah.Reed@ung.edu
Lauren Rizner University of North Georgia
lauren.rizner@ung.edu
Joseph Robbins Valdosta State University
jwrobbins@valdosta.edu
Ted Rossier University of North Georgia
ted.rossier@ung.edu
Thomas E. Rotnem Kennesaw State University
678-915-7523trotnem@kennesaw.edu
Paul Rutledge University of West Georgia
678-839-4997prutledg@westga.edu
Azamat Sakiev University of North Georgia
706-864-1699azamat.sakiev@ung.edu
Hans Schmeisser Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
220-391-5077hschmeisser@abac.edu
Deanna Simonds University of North Georgia
deanna.simonds@ung.edu
William J Stuart University of West Georgia
bstuart@westga.edu
Elizabeth Taylor Clayton State University
678-466-4113elizabethtaylor@clayton.edu
Joe Trachtenberg Clayton State University
404-376-8032joetrachtenberg@clayton.edu
Raluca Viman-Miller University of North Georgia
706-867-4525raluca.viman-miller@ung.edu
Courtnie Walker Albany State University
courtnie.walker@asurams.edu
Patrick Warren Valdosta State University
pwarren@valdosta.edu
Jack Waskey Dalton State College
706-272-2691jwaskey@daltonstate.edu
Carl Wege College of Coastal Georgia
912-279-5875twege@ccga.edu
Robert Wilkes Atlanta Metropolitan State College
404-756-2747rwilkes@atlm.edu
Felita Williams University of North Georgia
felita.williams@usg.edu
Felita Willliams University of North Georgia
felita.williams@usg.edu
Kathleen Woodward University of North Georgia
678-468-0336kathleen.woodward@ung.edu
Laura Young Georgia Gwinnett College
470-217-5921lyoung6@ggc.edu
3

Credit Hours


Prerequisites

  • See your home institution's prerequisite requirement.

Free Textbook

  • Open educational resources (OER)

Course Equivalency

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Demonstrate a knowledge of the historical background, foundations, origins, content, and application of the U. S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
  • Demonstrate a knowledge of the Georgia Constitution.
  • Identify the Institutions and processes of the three branches of government.
  • Develop an awareness of current political issues and the policy making process, both domestic and global.
  • Analyze the nature of Democratic politics in terms of political behavior (e.g. ideology, public opinion) and linking institutions (e.g. parties, interest groups, media).
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the cause and effect relationships in society.
  • Recognize differing perspectives and points of view.
  • Construct and analyze arguments.
  • Lesson 1 - Democratic Government and the U.S. Constitution
  • Lesson 2 - Federalism and the Georgia Constitution
  • Lesson 3 - Media, Socialization, and Public Opinion
  • Lesson 4 - Political Participation, Campaigns, and Political Parties
  • Lesson 5 – Congress
  • Lesson 6 - Presidency and Bureaucracy
  • Lesson 7 - The Judiciary, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
  • Lesson 8 - Political Issues and Policymaking

Your final grade will be based on the following breakdown. Please note that each instructor may choose to make modifications.

  • Attendance Verification - 1%
  • Participation & Discussions - 29%
  • Quizzes - 20%
  • Writing Assignments - 20%
  • Midterm Exam - 15%
  • Final Exam - 15%

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