The legislative process in American state and federal governments including recruitment of members, organization and functioning of legislative systems, and relations with both constituents and other branches. The executive office and bureaucracy of American state and federal governments including recruitment, organization of executive branches, decision making, leadership styles, and relations with other branches. The American judicial system including recruitment of personnel, uses of the courts, judicial policy, relations with other branches, judicial behavior, and the impact of court decisions. Current economic, political, and social issues and their likely development. Variable credit course.
Topics vary from semester to semester as announced.
Topics vary from semester to semester. Topics vary from semester to semester as announced. Topics vary from semester to semester as announced. Topics vary from semester to semester as announced. Topics vary from semester to semester as announced.