Credit
3 semester hours
Prerequisites
None
Course Description
The nature of the United States federalism; the structure and work
of the national government, the executive branch; the congress,
with emphasis on its committee system and executive-legislative
relationships; the federal judiciary with reference on appropriate
constitutional cases, and the departments and administrative
establishments.
Textbooks
1. Madison, Hamilton, & Jay, The Federalist Papers
(ISBN- 0-451-6251-2)
2. Kendall and Carey, Basic Symbols of the American Political
Tradition (1995) ISBN-0-8132-0826-2
3. Burns, Peltason, Cronin et al- Government by the People, 2001
EDITION., BASIC VERSION –ISBN-0-13-031565-6
4. Levine, Point/Counterpoint, 6th Edition –ISBN
-0-312-14987-5
5. Magleby, O'Brien, Light, et al, GOVERNMENT BY THE
PEOPLE, TWENTY Second eDITION, Basic Version. ISBN- new number,
check with bookstore
Please email instructor for
information.
Also note, students taking online courses get free
shipping on textbooks ordered through the
St. John's University Bookstore -- choose
‘Queens/Bartilucci/Online"’ as your campus when ordering your books
online and put the words "DISTANCE LEARNING" in
the comment section. If you encounter any problems
ordering online, please email 0065mgr@fheg.follett.com,
or call the bookstore at 718-969-6032.
Instructor
William Gangi
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