RELG 175 — Religion, Government and Politics in America
This course analyzes the relations between religion, religious communities, and political institutions in the United States and California. The course examines political institutions and processes set out in the U.S. and California Constitutions and the ways that religion and religious communities and political institutions and processes have shaped one another, especially related to the rights and duties of citizenship. Topics include: U.S. Constitution and policy making related to the presidency, Congress, and the judiciary; freedom of religion; civil rights and citizenship; the role of religion in war and domestic and foreign policy; and Constitutional documents as sources of civil religion, religion and immigration, separation of church and state, and religion in public education. (CSU/UC) (AA/AS-4, Cal-GETC-4)