Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Recommended: Prior completion of an AAS course. Advanced course on the legal and political history and contemporary struggles of Asian Americans. Overview of American political system through the examination of basic texts, including the U.S. Constitution. Examines the history and formation of Asian communities in the U.S., the evolution of their participation in the political process through the lens of immigration, citizenship policies and laws, civil rights reform laws, state laws and municipal ordinances and contemporary legal and political issues. (Meets Title 5 requirements in areas (2) and (3) covering the Constitution and California state and local governments.)
Examines the development and dynamics of American political institutions and political processes as they relate to the experiences of African-Americans. (Meets Title 5 requirements for Constitution of the U.S. and California State and Local Government.)
Survey course examining the themes and issues in the history of the African peoples in America up to 1865. (Meets Title 5 requirement in American History, Institutions and Ideals.)
Survey in African-American history covering the period 1865 to the present. Includes the Reconstruction era, post-Reconstruction, the Negro Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, and black nationalism. (Meets Title 5 requirement in American History, Institutions and Ideals.)
Comparative analysis of significant political and social events in the U.S. from colonial times to the present. Emphasis placed on the historical development of American institutions and ideals as they have been affected by regional dynamics within the U.S. and by international, socio-political and economic relationships, particularly with Latin America. (Meets Title 5 requirement in American History, Institutions and Ideals.)
Study of important constitutional issues and cases that have affected the Chicano community. Examines how American political institutions, operating under the framework of the U.S. Constitution, have influenced the civil and political rights of Chicanos. (Meets Title 5 requirement in the Constitution of the U.S., and State and Local Government.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. History of the Mexican people in the U.S. presented in the context of American history and government. Examines American institutions and ideals as developed by the framers of the U.S. and California constitutions and how they have affected the role of the Mexican American in U.S. society. (Meets Title 5 requirements for Constitution of the U.S., and State and Local Government.)
This course covers events in the U.S. from the middle of the 17th century to the present. The class uses economic analysis to examine social, political and economic events from the Colonial Period to the present. Students who earn credit for this course may not earn credit for ECON 375. (Meets Title 5 requirement in American History, Institutions and Ideals.)
Survey of the political and social development of the U.S. through the Civil War. (Meets Title 5 requirement in American History, Institutions and Ideals.)
Survey of the political and social development of the U.S. since the Civil War. (Meets Title 5 requirement in American History, Institutions and Ideals.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Exploration of the political, cultural and social themes of U.S. history prior to the Civil War, with emphasis given to examining conflicting ideas about such issues as the dynamics of colonial settlement, the origins of the Revolution, the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, the development of liberal capitalism, the nature of the American democratic political system, the impact of slavery and the causes of the Civil War. (Meets Title 5 requirement in American History, Institutions and Ideals.) (IC)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Exploration of the political and social themes of the history of the U.S., with emphasis given to examining conflicting ideas about such issues as progressivism, the New Deal, workers in an industrial Age, the immigrant experience, the U.S. as a world power, and questions of gender, race and class over time. (Meets Title 5 requirement in American History, Institutions and Ideals.) (IC)
Examination of the development and dynamics of American political institutions and political processes including a special emphasis on the role of minority groups. (Meets Title 5 United States Constitution requirement and the California State and Local Government requirement.)
Prerequisite: Not open to students who have taken POLS 155; Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Detailed study of the structures and functions of the national government, and California state and local governments. Special attention given to the legislative and executive branches in the policy-making and administrative processes, as well as the constitutional bases for these processes. (Meets Title 5 United States Constitution requirement and the California state and local governments requirement.)
Study of the political, administrative, and judicial systems of states, counties, cities, and special districts. Intergovernmental relations, functions, trends and current problems. (Satisfies the Title 5 California state and local government requirement.)
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Individual, supervised studies in California government. (Satisfies the Title 5 California State and Local Government.)
Examination of the development of U.S. and California political ideals, institutions and processes. The course focuses on the religious elements within political ideals, religious freedom, the relation between religion and state, and the role of religion in the public forum, including both politics and public education. (Meets Title 5 U.S. Constitution and State and Local Governments.)