(Introduction to)
American Politics
PS 125(D)
My info
• Dr. Casey Dominguez
• caseydominguez@sandiego.edu
• http://home.sandiego.edu/~caseydominguez/pols125
– Has the SYLLABUS, powerpoints, assignments
• Office: 285 IPJ
• Office Hours:
– Wednesday, after class 1 hour
– Also Tu & Th 9:15-11:15
• E-Reserve Password POLS125
Policies
• Tardiness: It’s rude. I notice. I do not
repeat information.
• Late papers: 1/3 grade for every day late
• Cheating: I will report you to the Dean for
even a minor infraction.
– ALL Reading summaries and major essays
must be uploaded to turnitin.com.
Grades
• Final exam (Dec. 21) 20%
• Midterm (Nov. 7) 15%
• Reading journal 15% (will be turned in on
random days)
• Two news reports, with explanatory essays 10%
• Class attendance and active participation 5%
• Citizenship journal, together with final essay
(due Dec. 14) 20%
• Two Citizenship class presentations, with review
essays 15%
Citizenship test
• Who elects the president of the United
States?
• The Electoral College
• How long is an elected Senator’s term?
• 6 years
• Who are California’s two US Senators?
• Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer
• What is the legislative branch of our
government?
• The Congress
• What are the duties of the Supreme
Court?
• To interpret the laws and the Constitution
• What is the Constitution?
• The supreme law of the land
• ???
• What special group advises the president?
• The cabinet
• ???
• In what month is the new president
inaugurated?
• January
• What is the head executive of a city
government called?
• The Mayor
• Name three rights or freedoms guaranteed by
the Bill of Rights
• Freedom of speech, press, religion, to bear
arms; freedom from government troops in your
home, from the government taking your property
without a warrant, from being tried twice for the
same crime, from being prosecuted without a
lawyer, or without a trial, and from cruel or
unusual punishment.
• Whose rights are guaranteed by the
Constitution and the Bill of Rights
• All persons in the United States, citizens
and non-citizens
• What is the most important right granted to
US citizens?
• The right to vote
• ?
• What is the basic belief stated in the
Declaration of Independence?
• That all men are created equally
• What ship brought the Pilgrims to
America?
• The Mayflower
• Who said, “Give me Liberty or Give me
Death?”
• Patrick Henry
• What did the Emancipation Proclamation
do?
• Free the slaves
• ?
• How many stripes are on our flag?
• Thirteen
• Who were America’s enemies in World
War II?
• Italy, Germany, and Japan
• What are the 49th and 50th states in the
union?
• Alaska and Hawaii
• Name one purpose of the United Nations
• For countries to talk about world problems
and try to solve them peacably
What does US citizenship mean
to you?
What should US citizens know?
What responsibilities does
citizenship require?
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