Introduction to
American Politics (POLS Y103)
Summer 2014
In-Class and
On-Line Versions
The Political Science department is offering two sections of
Introduction to American Government during the Summer 2014 Session:
·
The first section is a standard face-to-face
class during the first 4-week summer session (May 13 – June 6, 12:40 – 2:50
Monday – Friday).
·
The second section is an on-line version of
the same class, offered during the second 4-week summer session (June 9 – July
3). The on-line class is aimed at students who do not plan to stay in
Bloomington during the summer; there will be no formal classroom meetings, and
all assignments can be completed on-line. Section 9384
In both classes, the central premise is that nothing in
politics happens by accident – everything you see is the result of the choices people
make. The goal is to understand American politics by examining these
choices and their consequences. The secondary emphasis is on facts, both
to provide basic information about American politics and to demonstrate that
there is evidence behind the theories and arguments presented in the class.
The class will be ruthlessly contemporary, emphasizing the political
issues, campaigns, and controversies that are part of our everyday life.
The sole text is American Politics Today (third edition), which has been
ordered in an on-line version for the entire class.
Both sections IUB GenEd S&H credit COLL (CASE) S&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
