Exam Guide Update: I have posted a new version of the exam guide in both pdf and doc formats. In the new version, I have used the strike-through feature to eliminate the questions that will not be used on the final. Be sure to examine the essay question section because I have eliminated all but four options; there were too many left over after the midterm to be fair. At the end of the semester, I will eliminate other short answer questions depending on where we are on the last day of class.

Schedule Update: We will not do Taking Sides Issue 12 The Patriot Act on December 2. We will have a lecture instead. I have updated the on line schedules.

Success in this class will require focus, hard work and effort, and a success strategy. If you come to me after the midterm or at the end of the semester to ask what you can do about your grade, my response will be to go over the following list of 10 actions that successful students tend to follow:

Second, you must effectively use the textbook’s study guide for the textbook before each test. Copies are on reserve at the library and can be obtained from the bookstore (you may need to order your copy.) Sometimes the publisher will provide a web version of the study guide. If so, Mr. Green will insert the link on the syllabus page just below the pictures of the textbook. Study the wrong answers to the questions in the study guide as well as the right answers. Both furnish material for test questions and reveal the mind set of those who prepare the test questions.

You should also join or organize a study group to prepare for the test. Students who work in groups usually do better than student who prepare alone.

This course satisfies the Utah System of Higher Education American Institution requirements.  Surveys the founding of the U.S.  Government, the U.S. Constitution, the Legislative, Executive and the Judicial branches of government.  Also surveys politics and elections, international relations and national security.  A lecture course which also employs a wide variety of instructional methods including student reports, discussions and audio-visual materials.  Helps students acquire a greater understanding of the federal system and of federalism.  Students will develop a greater understanding and appreciation of the role of citizens in a modern democracy. 3 lecture hours per week.

Prerequisite: A placement score of 17 or higher in Reading, or a successful challenge test in reading taken at the testing center, or English 1470.