PSCI 212 - State and Local Government

Credits: (3)
This course is designed for first- and second-year students and is open to non-majors. It is an examination of institutions, processes and contemporary public policy issues as they relate to state and local governments. In it, we explore the structure of executive, legislative and judicial institutions; political parties, interest groups and citizen participation; and central policy issues including education, social welfare, and crime and corrections policy. This course is also a requirement in the secondary education for social studies major, so we reserve seats for these students each time it is offered.