POS 2112 - State and Local Government

Credit Hours: 3.0
Prerequisite(s): ENC1102 with C or ENC2210 with C
Corequisite(s): None
This course will examine the structures, politics, and functions of non-national government in America. The course examines state and local systems and their interrelationships with the American federal system of government. Topics covered include: the Governors, the Legislature, the State Judiciary, finance, urban government, and political participation among local communities. The course also addresses the founding documents of the federal constitution that touch on state governments, as well as original and recent state constitutions. In addition to general education credit, this course is a writing-intensive course, wherein students will experience the ways in which writing can help them learn something about what they think, about what they have experienced, about the subject matter of the course, and about critical thinking.
Parallel: College Transfer (A.A. and A.S)