# Political Science CCN (POLS) courses

Palo Verde College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 1 courses

Source: https://catalog.paloverde.edu/index.php?catoid=2

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### POLS C1000 — American Government and Politics

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 hours total, 3 hours lecture weekly
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Student Learning Outcomes: Explain the founding and development of the U.S. and California Constitution. Critique governing institutions and political processes within the United States and California. Employ introductory political science research methods to contextualize contemporary political issues and operations in the United States and California Assess civil liberties and civil rights of individuals and groups as articulated in the U.S. and California Constitutions and subsequent court decisions. Investigate the role of identity and political ideology in shaping public opinion and public policy in the United States and California. Analyze how to effectively participate in politics at the national, state, county, and/or city levels.
- General Education: CalGETC: Transfer General Education Requirements ( 4- Social and Behavioral Sciences )
- Course Duration (Weeks): 18

This course is an introduction to government and politics in the United States and California. Students examine the constitutions, structure, and operation of governing institutions, civil liberties and civil rights, political behaviors, political issues, and public policy using political science theory and methodology.