A basic introduction to political science, discussing origins and justification of government and how and why people get involved in politics. The course emphasizes different forms of government and public policy and basic ideas and theories.
Required Textbooks
Buckley. Boomsday. 2007. ISBN 978-0-446-69797-2
Moore. V for Vendetta. 2005. ISBN 978-1-4012-0841-7
Shively. Power and Choice. 2014. ISBN 978-0-07-802477-1
The motivating questions of this course are 1. Who has power and how is power used by political actors? 2. How is power used to reach collective choices? 3. In what ways does pop culture help to shape an individual’s beliefs about politics and government?
