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	229-333-7155	dbaracskay@valdosta.edu
Lance Bardsley	University of North Georgia		Lance.Bardsley@ung.edu
Mikhail Beznosov	Georgia Gwinnett College	678-839-6504	mbeznosov@ggc.edu
Ginny Bouchard	University of West Georgia		gbouchard@westga.edu
Geoffrey Bowden	Savannah State University	912-358-3205	bowdeng@savannahstate.edu
Scott Boykin	Georgia Gwinnett College		sboykin@ggc.edu
Thomas Caiazzo	East Georgia State College		tcaiazzo@ega.edu
Bruce Carroll	Georgia Gwinnett College	229-333-2169	bcarroll2@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	770-316-2043	sdrammeh@westga.edu
Meigan Fields	Fort Valley State University	478-825-6684	fieldsm@fvsu.edu
Verna Foster Harvey	Valdosta State University	229-333-5771	vfharvey@valdosta.edu
Yohannes Gedamu	Georgia Gwinnett College		ygedamu@ggc.edu
Dion George	University of North Georgia	404-756-2748	dion.george@ung.edu
Marie Goodall	University of North Georgia	706-864-1782	marie.goodall@ung.edu
Vance Gray	Atlanta Metropolitan State College	678-623-1293	vgray@atlm.edu
Rufus Green	Fort Valley State University	478-825-6230	greenr@fvsu.edu
Janet Gubbins	University of West Georgia	678-839-0630	jgubbins@westga.edu
Baogang Guo	Dalton State College	706-272-2678	bguo@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	706-272-2676	mhipps@daltonstate.edu
Allison Hornbuckle	University of West Georgia		ahornbuc@westga.edu
Stephanie Hulsey	University of North Georgia	706-878-6052	stephanie.hulsey@ung.edu
Teresa Hutchins	Georgia Highlands College		thutchin@highlands.edu
Chux Ibekwe	Savannah State University	912-358-3289	ibekwec@savannahstate.edu
Austin Janowski	University of West Georgia	678-839-5326	austinj@westga.edu
Shobana Jayaraman	Savannah State University	912-358-3286	jayaramans@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	229-317-6805	Sarah.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	229-317-6808	roger.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	404-488-1589	bmock@westga.edu
Robert Mullins	East Georgia State College		ramullins@ega.edu
Stephen Northam	University of North Georgia	317-501-4659	Stephen.Northam@ung.edu
Sherry Parker	University of North Georgia		sherry.parker@ung.edu
Dustin Procter	University of North Georgia	210-633-7483	dustin.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	678-915-7523	trotnem@kennesaw.edu
Paul Rutledge	University of West Georgia	678-839-4997	prutledg@westga.edu
Azamat Sakiev	University of North Georgia	706-864-1699	azamat.sakiev@ung.edu
Hans Schmeisser	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College	220-391-5077	hschmeisser@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	678-466-4113	elizabethtaylor@clayton.edu
Joe Trachtenberg	Clayton State University	404-376-8032	joetrachtenberg@clayton.edu
Raluca Viman-Miller	University of North Georgia	706-867-4525	raluca.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	706-272-2691	jwaskey@daltonstate.edu
Carl Wege	College of Coastal Georgia	912-279-5875	twege@ccga.edu
Robert Wilkes	Atlanta Metropolitan State College	404-756-2747	rwilkes@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	678-468-0336	kathleen.woodward@ung.edu
Laura Young	Georgia Gwinnett College	470-217-5921	lyoung6@ggc.edu

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%

Courses

Course Descriptions

American Government – POLS 1101

Description

Prerequisites

Free Textbook