The Academical Village All Things Political of Dr. David Garrison  
  Govt 2302 -- AMERICAN GOVERNMENT II
"By academic freedom I understand the right to search for truth  and to publish and teach what one holds to be true. This right  also implies a duty: one must not conceal any part of what one has recognized to be true. It is evident that any restriction  of academic freedom acts in such a way as to hamper the dissemination  of knowledge among the people and thereby impedes rational judgment  and action." -- Albert Einstein

                                                     

Stars & Stripes Forever

"It does not take a majority to prevail ... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." --Samuel Adams

Welcome to GOVT 2302 -- American Government II. Please find the course materials as you scroll down this page.

Dr. Garrison    photo: K.Mizell

"
What stuns me most about contemporary politics is not even that the system has been so badly corrupted by money. It is that so few people get the connection between their lives and what the bozos do in Washington and our state capitols."
 --
Molly Ivins, Texas journalist & writer

  Announcements
"Politics is who gets what, when, and how..." -- Harold Lasswell 

    Syllabus
Government Textbook MyPoliSciLab Registration Instructions

"Politics is the art of making possible that which is necessary." --
Paul Valery

 
  American Politics & Links
Find more information about specific American & Texas politics topics here.


  Texas Politics & Links
Find more information about specific American & Texas politics topics here.


 Read the daily New York Times Headlines at
                       
  Mass Media Politics & Links
Find more information about specific American & Texas politics topics here.

 

 The Textbook Power Point Presentations -- Shea, et al. (new text Fall 2009)
     The Textbook Power Point Presentations -- O'Connor & Sabato (previous text)



The Study Lists:

  Study List for Exam 1
  Study List for Exam 2
  Study List for Final Exam

The Take Home Exam Essay Questions:
 Essay for Exam 1
 
Essay for Exam 2

 
Essay for Final Exam  


  The Writing & Documenting & Experiential Tasks Explained 
 

"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do." -- Eleanor Roosevelt.

The Experiential Tasks:
   Task 1
  Task 2  
  Task 3  

"One must learn by doing the thing, for though you think you know it, you have no certainty until you try." -- Aristotle    
 

  The Bonus Point Opportunities


  
The Service Learning Option
Service Learning

  The Student Course Evaluation
"The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet."  -- Aristotle     

"The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances." -- Aristotle

  We have a passion for: Learning, Service and Involvement, Creativity and Innovation, Academic Excellence, Dignity and Respect, Integrity.