USP 109 - California Government and Politics

Institution:

University of California-San Diego

Subject:

Description:

(Same as Political Science 103A.) This survey course explores six topics: 1) the state’s political history; 2) campaigning, the mass media, and elections; 3) actors and institutions in the making of state policy; 4) local government; 5) contemporary policy issues; e.g., Proposition 13, school desegration, crime, housing and land use, transportation, water; 6) California’s role in national politics. Prerequisites: upper-division standing.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ucsd.edu

Phone Number:

(858) 534-2230

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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