This course will examine the principles, structure, and problems of American government. The Constitution of the United States of America, the Constitution of the State of California, political philosophies, political institutions, amendments and interpretations, the rights and obligations of citizens, Federal/State, State/local, and contemporary state/local/federal government relationships.

http://moodle.lattc.edu

Link to Online Bookstore - be sure to verify the information with your instructor's course syllabus before purchasing textbooks for this class.

You can also visit the Instructor's Web site (JP Tabakian).

Go to the Moodle web site and follow the directions below to log in.

Log into the Moodle server using your Student ID number. Your login id is your student identification number (begins with 88). Your password is the exact same as what you use to log into the student information system (SIS) to add/drop classes. This was originally set to MMDD of your birth month and day. However, if you changed the SIS password, your Moodle password will no longer be the MMDD of your date of birth.

Read the current Online Student Guide for your class. This is available on the Moodle home page.

Your classroom might not open until the first day of the term. Your class will not appear under "My Courses" if the instructor has the class unavailable while working on it.

If you do not know your student identification number, you can log into the Student Information System using your social security number, but that only works if you gave the college your social security number.

Your Moodle account depends upon you having a valid email address in your Student Information System (SIS)profile. If your email id is not there, you will be required to update it before you can work in Moodle. Please keep your email address current in the SIS.