US Flag with Statue of Liberty

Political Science P101

American Government

 

Useful materials:

Posted and intended only for student use as class materials

TEXT AND OTHER READINGS Fall 2008:

 REQUIRED:       

  • Wilson, James Q., American Government: Brief Version, 8th edition.  Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 2007.

  • Korey, John L.  California Government, 4th  edition.  Houghton Mifflin Company: Boston, 2005

  • George Orwell, 1984, any edition will do.

  • LA Times, Online Edition (Free online)

Fall Syllabus 2008

   
Wilson Text Web page with study guides, practice tests, etc. Korey Text Web page with study guides, practice tests, etc.
   
Handouts for Class (RTF files with basic lecture outlines) Power Point Slides for Class (Presentation slides used in lectures)
   
US Constitution Web Page with explanations  
Presidential Libraries: good field trips for American Government Students  
Richard Nixon Presidential Library Ronald Reagan Presidential Library

 

PQ4R: READING A COLLEGE TEXT