Here is our weekly schedule. New Modules will be activated at the end of each week (by Sunday evening), unless otherwise noted.

DATETOPICASSIGNMENTS
WEEK 1: 1/26-2/1/26
* Module 1: Course Introduction

* Discussion Board #1: Introductions
* Discussion Boards posts are due by midnight, Sunday, 2/1/2026.
WEEK 2: 2/2-2/8*Module 3: Ideology* Discussion Board posts 1 and 2
* Module 3 Reading response paper
WEEK 3: 2/9-2/15* Module 4: What is Social Class?See assignments in the module.
WEEK 4: 2/16-2/22
* Module 5: What is Social Class
* See assignments in module.
WEEK 5: 2/23-3/1
* Module 5: What is Social Class – Part 2* See assignments in module.
WEEK 6: 3/2-3/8
* Module 6: How Class Influenced the Constitution* See assignments in module.
WEEK 7: 3/9-3/15* Module 7: The Structure of US Government* See assignments in module.
WEEK 8: 3/16-3/22* First Exam* First Exam.
* Due date: 3/22/2026
WEEK 9: 3/23-3/29* Module 9: Civil Liberties and the Bill of Rights* NOTE: this week you should focus on the study of the Bill of Rights
WEEK 10: 3/30-4/5
* Module 9: Civil Liberties and the Bill of Rights		* NOTE: this week you should focus on the War on Terror, and the Patriot Act
* NOTE, We are in SPRING BREAK, during the period from 4/1 till 4/9, so our next module will commence on 4/13. Take advantage of this time to catch up with any outstanding work.
WEEK 11: 4/13-4/19* Module 11: The Court System
WEEK 12: 4/20-4/26* Module 11: The Court System* See assignments in module.
WEEK 13: 4/27-5/3* Module 12: The Supreme Court in Action: The Wal-Mart Case* See assignments in module.
WEEK 14: 5/4-5/10* Module 13: MLK’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”* Discussion Board 13 and Reading Response Paper 13
WEEK 15: 5/11-5/15* Module 14: On Racialized Capitalism* See assignments in module.
WEEK 16: 5/15-5/18* Module 15: Second Exam* Second Exam.
* DUE DATE: 5/18/2026, Monday, by midnight.
* Any outstanding assignments should be submitted during this week as well.