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American Government and Politics surveys the major components of the American political system. The course reviews the following topics:
This course is part of the All-University core Curriculum 3C requirement.
This course meets the All-University Core Curriculum (AUCC) requirements for Social/Behavioral Sciences (Category 3C) and is approved under gtPathways in the content area of Economic or Political Systems (GT-SS1).
Dr. Pamela Duncan received her Ph.D. in political science from Colorado State University in 2003 with subfields in American government comparative politics and environmental policy. She comes from inland Southern California having received her Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of California at Riverside. Beginning with the re-examination of nuclear energy after the accident at Three Mile Island, Dr. Duncan has been involved with several civic and advocacy organizations addressing environmental and energy issues as well as senior citizens’ homelessness and poverty. She has several publications with Dr. Stephen Mumme. In addition to her work at Colorado State she has taught at several colleges in southern California. Her dissertation was a comparative look at federalism in the three NAFTA party states with an emphasis on environmental authority and implications.