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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
POLS 70 | Title:
CALIF STATE & LOCAL GOVT |
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Full Title:
California State & Local Government |
Last Reviewed:11/13/2023 |
Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 17.5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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Organization, operation and politics of state, county, municipal and special district governments in California. Analysis of various issues facing the state, including education, public finance, environment, planning, and socio-economic conditions.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Completion of ENGL 100 or ESL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Organization, operation & politics of state, county, municipal & special district governments in California. Analysis of various issues facing the state, including education, public finance, environment, planning, and socio/economic conditions.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Completion of ENGL 100 or ESL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
Area: | | |
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CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| D | Social Science | Fall 2024 | |
| D8 | Political Science, Govt, Legal Instutns | | |
| D | Social Science | Fall 1999 | Spring 2011 |
| D6 | History | | |
| D8 | Political Science, Govt, Legal Instutns | | |
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IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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CSU Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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C-ID: |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Major Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Students will:
1) Record lecture material and relate that material to the textbook
and to current events
2) Define terms, concepts, titles of elected officials and offices
of California's local and state government
3) Recognize and identify the functions and roles of governing
institutions in California
4) Describe the issues, problems, concerns of California citizens
5) Analyze the issues, problems, concerns, facing California local
and state government
6) Discuss the tax system and funding system of California local
and state government
7) Explain the principles of California's initiative, proposition,
referendum, and recall process.
8) Identify and explain the voting process in California
9) Evaluate the environmental issues facing California
10) Assess the ethnic issues facing California
11) Compare and contrast the issues of pro growth and pro green
space in California
Topics and Scope
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I. An overview of Californians and California
A) California history
B) Variety of peoples
C) Political history
D) California today
II. Campaigns, political parties, and elections
A) The campaign process
B) The election process
C) The candidates
D) The voters
III. Interest Groups and Lobbyists
A) What are interest groups and lobbyists
B) How interest groups and lobbyists function
C) An evaluation of interest groups and lobbyists
IV. The Media in California Politics
A) The history of the media in California
B) The changing media
C) An evaluation of media in California
V. The Executive Branch in California
A) The powers of the governor
B) The California bureaucracy
C) An evaluation of the executive branch in California
VI. The Legislature in California
A) The Assembly
B) The Senate
C) Making legislation
D) An evaluation of the California legislature
VII. Judicial System in California
A) The local courts
B) The higher courts in California
C) The election of judges
D) An evaluation of the judicial system in California
VIII. Local Government in California
A) The duties and structure of local government
B) The funding of local government
C) The relationship between local and state government
D) An evaluation of local government
IX. Tax Policy in California
A) Where California gets its money
B) Tax policy
C) An evaluation of the tax policy in California
X. Education Policy in California
A) The quality of California education
B) Educational financing
C) California education in transition
XI. The Washington Connection
A) What California gets from Washington
B) Californians in Congress
XII. Politics in the Golden State
A) The past and future
B) Challenges facing California people and government
Assignments:
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1. Read and study appropriate chapters in textbook
2. Regular attendance and extensive notetaking in class is expected
and assumed
3. Preparation for three in-class, closed book, no-notes scantron
and essay examinations
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing 20 - 80% |
Essay exams, Term papers | |
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving 0 - 0% |
None | |
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0% |
None | |
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams 20 - 80% |
Multiple choice | |
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category 0 - 0% |
None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT & POLITICS ANNUAL, 2000-2001, California Journal
Press 2000.
John L. Korey, CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT, 3rd ed., 2002, Houghton Mifflin Co.
Peter Schrag, PARADISE LOST, New Press, 1998.
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