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Book
and Edition: American Government and Politics Today,
2003-2004 Edition
Author(s): Steffen W. Schmidt, Mack C.
Shelley, and Barbara A. Bardes
Publisher: Wadsworth/Thompson, 2003
ISBN: 0-534-59256-2
Comment: Available to rent
at OPSU bookstore. (Instructor - D. Cole)
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Course
Description: Students should acquire general knowledge
about American government and politics, including the U.S.
Constitution, American political culture, institutions (the
U.S. Congress, the presidency, executive branch, and the
Supreme Court), and participation (voting, elections, political
parties, and interest groups), sufficient to enable them
to interpret current events and carry out their responsibilities
as citizens. |