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Steven D. Day, M.S.
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Welcome to Government 2301 & 2302
Houston Community College-- Central Campus
Thank you for visiting my
Learning Web site. This site contains useful information for
students taking my Government 2301 and Government 2302 class-- or even
for those students considering my classes. It is my hope you will enjoy
learning about our systems of federal, state and local
government, and the political systems that create them.
For those of you considering this course under my instruction, I hope what follows will aid you in making your decision. I believe in presenting material in an enthusiastic fashion that is challenging, yet comprehensible, to the student. My goal is to provide "individualized" instruction that is committed to ensuring each student has the opportunity to attain the highest level of achievement possible. My classes are conducted in a lecture format. From 1993-2001, I was heavily involved in government and politics in the State of Florida. I try very hard to make the material we study relevant and often use illustrations and examples from my "life in politics" in the classroom as a means of enlivening discussion and stimulating interest in the topic at hand. Classes, and therefore instruction, is highly organized and the schedule presented in the course outline contained in the syllabus is maintained as much as humanly possible. Students are expected to be prepared and to have read the material to be covered in class prior to coming to class.
One of the very first questions we try to answer for students is "Why study Government?". Whether we realize it or not, government (at all levels) affects our lives each and every day. It impacts our lives in very real ways from the second we get up in the morning till we go to bed at night--even while we sleep! It determines the rate we can be charged for the water we use when we shower. It decides how old we must be to drive an automobile. It inspects the elevator we ride at work for saftey. It determines whether or not we receive unemployment benefits if we loose our job through no fault of our own. It even regulates the television network that brings us our evening news. The list goes on and on.
Over the course of history, many brave men and women have invested and even sacrificed their lives for the freedoms and liberties our democracy provides us. In the years surrounding 1776, the Founding Fathers embarked on a great experiment in democracy--to provide a government "of the people, for the people and by the people" of the United States. Since that time, the American democracy has grown to become the world's only true superpower. With these things in mind, it is crucial that we understand how we arrived at the place we now stand, the institutions that govern this nation and the impact government has on each of our lives.
I look forward to seeing you in class!
My Best,
Professor Day
Contact Information
E-Mail: steven.day@hccs.edu
Links
Central Campus Government Department
Curriculum Vitae for Professor Day
Public Policy Approach Handout
Potential Research Paper Topics
Courses Taught--2007 Spring Semester
GOVT 2302 Introduction to American & Texas Government Part II
CRN 82311
6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Tuesday
BCCS
Room 308
Link to CRN 83211 Syllabus
“The vision of things to be done may come a long time before the way of doing them becomes clear, but woe to him who distrusts the vision.” --Jenkin Lloyd Jones
