You will be expected to submit a memo where you find an article from a California-based newspaper writing on a recent California State or Local politics issue or event. memo will be a minimum of 500 words, in which the student summarizes the article (the summary should be no more than half the length of the assignment) and then analyzes the event or issue and politics at play. Students should try to show how this event or issue connects to the topics that have been discussed follows. Additionally, students should attach a link of their article to the assignment.
¢The goal is to help students build connections between the factual matter of the course and the political world around them.  TOPICS 
Introduction to California Politics
Critical Junctures
Direct Democracy
The State Legislature
The Executive Branch
The Court System
Other Governments
The California Budget Process
Political Parties, Elections, and Campaigns
Political Engagement