AMERICAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
POS 1113 SEC 201 Call # 30215
TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
American Federal Government
Political Science
POS 1113
Room
Monday and Wednesday 5:30 to 8:20 From June 6/4-7/29
Instructor : Victor G. Hardy MA
Room 1573
TO CONTACT YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Office:
North East Campus
Evening Programs
Phone: 595-7473
TO CONTACT THE DIVISION OFFICE
Division Name: Liberal Arts
Division Associate Dean: Jocelyn Whitney
Office Number: 595-8415
Division Phone Number: 595-7494
Email: v_hardy1@yahoo.com
Disabled Student Resource center
595 7115 Students having IEP may request aid from the Disabled Student
Resource Center.
TEXT BOOK:, Thomas Patterson, We The People: A Concise Introduction to American
Politics, Ninth Edition, New York, McGraw Hill 2011
AMERICAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
POS 1113 SEC 201 Call # 30215
TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The American Federal Government course will focus on the Constitution, Bill of Rights,
Constitutional Amendments, the major Supreme Court rulings, the Congress, the
Judiciary, Interest Groups, Media, and Political Parties and the Governing Process.
OBJECTIVES
The student will be able to identify or explain:
1. The historical background to the United States Constitution.
2. How the government works as outlined by the United States Constitution.
3. The historically important Supreme Court cases and their consequences.
4. The Bill of Rights and their expressions in the political and judicial process.
5. How political parties, interest groups, media, and individuals influence the
decision making in governmental institutions.
6. The structure and campaign strategies
7. The contrast between the workings of the Presidency, the Congress, and the
Judiciary.
8. How laws are created at the federal level.
9. The management process of congress, and the national bureaucracy
10. The Executive Cabinet and its workings
COURSE SCHEDULE
6/4 Class organization, Chapter 10 News media: Communicating Political Images
AMERICAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
POS 1113 SEC 201 Call # 30215
TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
6/6 American Political Culture Chapter 1 Constitutional Democracy: Promoting Liberty
and Self Government Chapter 2 Constitution and Bill of Rights
6/11 Federalism: Forging a Nation Chapter 3
6/13 Foreign and Defense and Policy: Protecting the American Way. Chapter 17
6/18 Interest Groups: organizing chapter 9
6/20 The Federal Bureaucracy: Administering the Government Chapter 13
First Exam
6/25 Public Opinion and Political Socialization: Shaping the People’s voice Chapter 6
6/27 The Federal Judicial System: The Law Chapter 14
7/2 Applying Economic and Environmental Policy Contributing to Prosperity Chapter 15
Second Exam
7/9 Welfare and Ed. Policy: Providing for Personal Security and Need. Chap. 16
7/11 Equal Rights: Struggling Toward Fairness Chapter 5
AMERICAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
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7/16 Civil Liberties: Protecting Individual Rights Chapter 4
7/18 Political Participation and voting: Expressing the Popular Will Chapter 7
7/23 Congress: Balancing National Goals and Local Interests Chapter 11
7/25 Presidency: Leading the Nation Chapter 12 final
FINAL
EVALUATION
25% First Exam
25% Final
25% Oral Report
25% Classroom Participation and attendance
Extra credit projects will be made available to students for both exams and daily
discussion.
Class Rules
A. No exam may be made up unless the instructor is notified prior to the exam.
B. The final may not be made up.
C. The Student is responsible for the Student Code of Conduct.
D. All cell phones are to be turned off and placed on the desk.
E. Intellectual discussion, inquiry and debate are necessity to the learning process.
Professional inquiry and academic discussion based on evidence in a government
or historical textual document will be rewarded with a higher class participation
grade. However, non professional disruptive argumentative behavior that
impedes or obstructs the course instruction, as perceived by the instructor, will
result in disciplinary action.
AMERICAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
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TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
F. Last day to drop and get a refund
G. Extra credit point projects will be made available to students for exams and daily
discussion.
Course Withdrawal: The deadline to withdraw from a course shall not
exceed 3/4 the duration of any class. Check the TCC Academic Calendar for
the deadline that applies to the course(s). Begin the process with a
discussion with the faculty member assigned to the course. Contact the
Advisement Office at any TCC campus to initiate withdrawal from a course
('W' grade) or to change from Credit to Audit. Withdrawal and/or change
to an audit from a course after the drop/add period can alter the
financial aid award for the current and future semesters. Students may
receive an outstanding bill from TCC if the recalculation leaves a
balance due to TCC. Students who stop participating in the course and
fail to withdraw may receive a course grade of “F,” which may have
financial aid consequences for the student.
AMERICAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
POS 1113 SEC 201 Call # 30215
TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
AMERICAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
POS 1113 SEC 201 Call # 30215
TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
AMERICAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
POS 1113 SEC 201 Call # 30215
TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
refund is June 6.