POSC 202 Agenda

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POSC 202 - FALL 2017

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POSC 202 - COURSE AGENDA

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PRELUDE - Foundational Concepts:

A.      Politics, Government, Ideology, Representation/Policy Process, Federal, State & Local

TEST 1 (On the Course Lecture)

PART I: Learning

A.      WHO

1.       State

i.                     Representative (Name, Phone, Email, Mail)

ii.                   Senator (Name, Phone, Email, Mail)

iii.                  Governor (Name, Phone, Email, Mail)

iv.                 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (Name, Phone, Email, Mail)

2.       Local

i.                     Township Supervisor/Mayor (Name, Phone, Email, Mail)

ii.                   Trustee(s)/Councilmen (Name, Phone, Email, Mail)

iii.                  County Commissioner (Name, Phone, Email, Mail)

iv.                 County Clerk (Name, Phone, Email, Mail)

ASSIGNMENT 1 (10% of Participation Grade) – Record the name and contact information of your STATE Representative and Senator AND your local Councilmen/Trustees.

MAJOR EXERCISE 1 (20% of Participation Grade) – Contact State Officials as Directed. Request: 1. Student Guide to the Legislative Process. & 2. MICHIGAN State Constitution. Follow up with a “Thank You” note (I will provide).

B.      WHAT

1.       Legislative

i.                     Policy Process: Build, Formulate, Adopt…

ii.                   Structure

a.       State

b.      Local

2.       Executive

i.                     Policy Process: Implement…

ii.                   Structure

a.       State

b.      Local

3.       Judicial

i.                     Policy Process: Evaluate (formally)

TEST 2

TEST 2 (On the Student Guide and Course Lecture)

C.      WHY



SURVIVAL EXERCISE (20% of Participation Grade):

I.              I.                  Scenario

II.                  Discussion on the breakdown/absence of “government”.

III.                Survival Strategy

A.      Hierarchy of Needs

1.       Food

2.       Water

3.       Shelter

4.       Warmth/Cool

5.       Protection

B.      Self-Dependence

1.       How to account for the above (A.) needs.

C.      Plan

D.      Preparation (EMAIL BUGOUT BAG CONTENTS as Described)

IV.                Discussion

V.                  Evaluation

PART II: APPLYING

ASSIGNMENT 2 (10% of Participation Grade) – Complete the “Mock Legislation” Template as Provided.

MAJOR EXERCISE 2 (20% of Participation Grade) – Assist as Directed the SERV 200 Course in Identifying and Reaching Out to State and Local Agencies.

TEST 3 (On the MI Constitution Article 1 – Declaration of Rights and Course Lecture)

PART III: REFLECTING

On the WENDESDAYS we do not have class, Students are to complete a one page (or less) summary of a political/government related article they glean from the net (RealClearPolitics.com works if you do not have a go to source). In the summary, take a position of whether or not you agree with the authors points and why/why not.

MAJOR EXERCISE 3 (20% of Participation Grade) – Attend and Participate in the SERV 200 Presentation Days.

GRADE CONSTRUCTION & SCALE at a Glance.

50% of the Course Grade shall be determined via PARTICIPATION/SUMMARIES as outlined above.

30% of the Course Grade shall be determined via the average of the 3 TEST scores.

20% of Your Course Grade will be determined via the Attendance of the Combined Classes w/SERV 200

Tests are multiple choice/short answer, multi-question, written exams, scored on a 100pt/100% scale.

100%-94= A        93-88= A-             87-84= B+            83-80= B               79-76= B-

75-73= C+            72-70= C               69-67= C-             66-64= D+            63-62 = D

61-60= D-             Below 60= F

POSC 202 - COURSE CALENDAR

SEPTEMBER:

6. Website Assignment. A COMMON UNDERSTANDING ASSIGNED.

11. Introduction Calendar Discussion. A COMMON UNDERSTANDING DUE.

18. Seek out those who represent you exercise. Lecture: Federalism

25. Lecture on the Articles of Confederation (why States matter).

OCTOBER:

2. Follow up on Reaching out to your legislators. Lecture on the Constitution.

9. TEST 1. Over Course Lecture.

16. Test Reviewed. Lecture: The Policy Process (In General). MUST HAVE STUDENTS GUIDE/MI CONSTITUTION)

23. Lecture: The Structures of State Government.

30. Lecture: The Structures of Local Government.

NOVEMBER:

6. TEST 2. Over the Students Guide to the State Legislative Process

13. Review Test. Start Survival Exercise.

20. Survival Exercise.

27. Survival Exercise.

DECEMBER:

4. Conclude Survival Exercise. TEST 3. Over MI CONSTITUTION (Declaration of Rights).

6. MAJOR EXERCISE 3 (Combined with SERV 200)

11. NO CLASS, WORK SURVIVAL BUGOUT BAG

13. MAJOR EXERCISE 3 (Combined with SERV 200)

18. MAJOR EXERCISE 3 – Course Concluded (Combined with SERV 200).

NOTES:

It is imperative for this course to work, that you get on the assignments and exercises as quickly as possible, giving yourself enough time to complete the tasks outside of class as instructed.

Major Exercise 3 is, in total, worth 20% of the participation grade. Therefore, each presentation day is worth 5%.

There is no “Final Exam” – Test 2 & 3 will contain review questions from the course materials to that point.

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