This course will examine the historical development of the United States of America from the close of the Civil War to the present. Emphasis on the relationship of regions, both internal and external, the role of major ethnic and social groups, the continuity of the American experience, and its derivation from other cultures, politics, economics, social movements, and its geography will be examined. This course will examine the Constitution of the United States of America, and the constitution of the State of California. Political philosophies, political institutions, amendments and interpretations, the rights and obligations of citizens, Federal/State, State/local government, and contemporary state/local/federal government relationships will be examined.

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Gary Nash, et al. The American People:  Creating a Nation and a Society, Vol. 2 (2005)-Brief Edition.  ISBN: 0536286485

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