Welcome to the Government 1 home page on the World Wide Web. These electronic pages provide information for the course Essentials of Government taught over television by Professor Robert Friedman at California State University, Sacramento. This course introduces the basics of national, state, and local governments. It is open to all students.  There are a number of options for viewing the class both in a real time fashion and on a delayed basis.

Address:  Tahoe Hall 3110 (for the Professor and student assistants)
Professor  Friedman  friedmanr@csus.edu, office hours TR 8:15-8:45
protocol for contacting Professor Friedman

Student assistants

 Calendar     

Be sure to check the calendar out frequently so that you are informed of the assignments and any updates. Note: A indicates readings in the Annual; G is for Ginsburg, We the People, c is for readings in Canon, The Enduring Debate, GC is for Governing California and R is for readings on the Web.

If you have a disability and require accommodations, you need to provide disability documentation to SSWD, Lassen Hall 1008, (916) 278-6955. Please discuss your accommodation needs with me or one of the student assistants after class or during my office hours early in the semester.

Gradebook    

Studio  ARC1010  ARC1016  Web

Final Grades:  Studio  ARC1010  ARC1016   Web

Calculating final grades     

                  section requirements  

Your Gradebook ID can be accessed via SacCT "My grades."

Missed quizzes, tests, and Insights will be assigned a grade of 0 unless the absence was excused in which case it will be assigned a grade of "a."

Insight

set 1   Studio    ARC1010    Alp212    Web

set 2  Studio   ARC1010   Alp212    Web

Guidelines for Insights

Studio and classroom students are to hand in their essays to the instructor or student assistant at the beginning of the class. Web students are to submit their essays by 6PM the night before their scheduled date.

Web students must email the Professor their date selection for their Insight.  I will confirm your selection.  As dates fill up, it might be a good idea to give me a second choice.

  Syllabus

Introductory lecture

Textbook information: Three of the textbooks (Lowi & Ginsberg's We The People, Shorter 8th edition (ISBN 978-0-393-93524-0), The Enduring Debate,6th  edition(ISBN 978-0-393-91205-0), by Canon et al and Anagnoson's Governing California 3rd edition (ISBN 978-0-393-91202-9) are available as a discounted package (ISBN 978039313262-5).  This package can be purchased at the Hornet bookstore or directly from the publisher for a discounted price which includes shipping.   If you wish to purchase the package directly from the publisher, you can do so at the Norton Student Store.  (Note: please disregard message at the publisher's site that the discounted package is out of stock.)

The final required text is Annual Editions: State and Local Government 15th Edition  ISBN 978-0-07-805121-0

You can purchase the e-book version of the main Lowi & Ginsberg text for half  the price of the paper version at: www.nortonebooks.com.  Note that, if you do this, you will not receive the benefit of the discounts on the other two textbooks. 

All textbooks are on reserve at the Library Reserve Book Room.  The text reading (except those in Annual Editions) for the first two weeks is available on online reserve.

 Blackboard 9.1

You should not use the bulletin board to raise questions that just concern yourself (e.g., your grade).  Private matters should be dealt with by email.  On the other hand, questions about the course should be posted on the bulletin board.

Guidelines for use of the Bulletin Board.

What to do if you don't have an account or have forgotten your account number?