This article evaluates the incorporation of issues of sustainability as a central orienting theme into an American Government course. Issues of sustainability are at the forefront of the American political agenda and are intricately linked to our ability as a nation to prosper economically, socially, and physically. In this course, students are challenged to consider: What is sustainability? How is it about more than just the environment? What is my role as a citizen in addressing sustainability issues? How do various institutions from the Congress to the media to interest groups address the issue of sustainability? This article will offer lessons the instructor has learned in incorporating this theme as well as suggestions and guidelines for other instructors. In addition, this article will include both a quantitative and qualitative assessment of student learning outcomes as a result of participation in the course. (Contains 5 tables.)