{"id":291,"date":"2025-05-24T15:33:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T15:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-introduction-to-american-government-artinian\/?page_id=291"},"modified":"2025-05-24T15:33:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T15:33:56","slug":"course-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-a051-american-government-summer-2025\/course-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Course Guide and Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here is our weekly schedule. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">NOTE: SINCE THIS IS A 6-WEEK SUMMER SESSION CLASS, THE WORKLOAD ASSIGNED EVERY WEEK IS HIGHER THAN IN A REGULAR SEMESTER (WE HAVE TO COVER 15 WEEKS OF MATERIAL IN 6 WEEKS).<\/mark> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Thus, every week you have to complete multiple modules, as shown on the schedule below.<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignleft is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>DATE<\/td><td>TOPIC<\/td><td>READING<\/td><td>ASSIGNMENTS<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>WEEK 1 <\/strong>5\/27-6\/1<br><\/td><td><strong>*\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-a051-american-government-summer-2025\/modules\/module-1-2-1-2-7\/\"><strong>Module 1:\u00a0<\/strong>Course Introduction<\/a><br>*\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-a051-american-government-summer-2025\/modules\/module-2-2-8-2-14\/\"><strong>Module 2:\u00a0<\/strong>The politics of Mass Incarceration<\/a><br><\/strong><\/td><td>* <strong>Readings 2.1 \u2013 2.4<\/strong><br><br><\/td><td><strong>*&nbsp;<strong>Discussion Board #1<\/strong>: Introductions<br>*&nbsp;<strong>Discussion Boards 2.1&nbsp;and&nbsp;2.2<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Module 2 Reading Response<\/strong><br><\/strong>* <mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Discussion Boards posts and Reading Responses are due by midnight, Sunday.<\/mark><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>WEEK 2:&nbsp;<\/strong>6\/2-6\/8<\/td><td>* <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-a051-american-government-summer-2025\/modules\/module-3-political-ideology-9-7-9-13\/\"><strong>Module 3:&nbsp;<\/strong>What is ideology?<\/a><\/strong><br>* <a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-a051-american-government-summer-2025\/module-4-9-14-9-20\/\"><strong>Module 4<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong> <strong> <\/strong><br>* <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-a051-american-government-summer-2025\/module-5-social-class-part-2-9-21-9-27\/\">Module 5:<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td>* Discussion Board posts and Reading Responses in the various modules.<\/td><td>* Discussion Boards posts and response papers are due by midnight, Sunday, 6\/8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>WEEK 3:&nbsp;<\/strong>6\/9-6\/15<\/td><td>* <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-a051-american-government-summer-2025\/module-6-9-28-10-5-20\/\">Module 6<\/a>:<\/strong><br>* <a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-a051-american-government-summer-2025\/module-7-basic-structure-of-us-government-10-5-10-11-20\/\">Module 7<\/a><\/td><td><br><\/td><td>* Discussion Boards posts and Response Papers are due by midnight, Sunday, 6\/15.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>WEEK 4:<\/strong><br>6\/16-6\/22<\/td><td><strong>* <a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-a050-summer-2024\/module-10-first-exam\/\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Module 10 &#8211; First Exam<\/mark><\/a><\/strong><br>* <a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-a051-american-government-summer-2025\/module-9-civil-liberties-and-the-bill-of-rights-10-19-10-25-20\/\">Module 9<\/a><\/td><td><\/td><td><strong>* Our First Exam is due by midnight, Sunday, 6\/22.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>WEEK 5:<\/strong><br>6\/23-6\/29<\/td><td>* <a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-a051-american-government-summer-2025\/module-11-the-court-system\/\">Module 11<\/a><br>* <a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-a051-american-government-summer-2025\/module-12-the-supreme-court-in-action-the-wal-mart-case\/\">Module 12<\/a><\/td><td><\/td><td>* The Discussion Boards and Response papers are due by midnight Sunday, 6\/29<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>WEEK 6:<\/strong><br>6\/30-7\/6<\/td><td>* <a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-a051-american-government-summer-2025\/module-13-should-the-law-be-always-observed-mlks-letter-from-birmingham-jail\/\">Module 13<\/a><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>7\/7-7\/9<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-a051-american-government-summer-2025\/module-15-second-exam\/\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Second Exam<\/strong><\/mark><\/a><\/td><td><\/td><td>* <strong>The Second Exam is due by midnight, Wednesday, July 9th.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is our weekly schedule. 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