PSC 220 Course Outline

1. Introduction
2. State Government
   1. State Constitutions
   2. Federalism
   3. State Elections and Politics
   4. State Political Parties
   5. State Legislature
   6. Governors
3. Local Government
   1. Community Political Systems
   2. Urban Government
   3. Suburban Government
   4. County and Special District Governments
4. Issues
   1. Taxation
   2. Education
   3. Economic Development
   4. Homeland Security

1. Lecture
2. Other:

The student should...

1. define and identify federalism and intergovernmental relations; provide examples of each.
2. identify the major components of state constitutions.
3. explain and analyze the different types of state and local elections, the role and structures of the Democratic, Republican, and Third parties, and the dynamics of state and local governments’ successful political campaigns.
4. identify, explain, and analyze the power dynamics and interrelationships among governors, state legislatures, and state courts.
5. identify, explain, and analyze the government structures and politics of local governments.
6. identify the different types of taxes and the role of budget-making as policy-making.
7. explain and analyze various issues in public personnel management such as affirmative action, collective bargaining, and privatization.
8. explain and analyze the politics of education policy and state/local government economic development.

College Statement about grades of 'F' and withdrawal from class
A student who does not withdraw from a course may receive a grade of 'F', depending on course progress or course attendance, which will become a part of the student's permanent record. The withdrawal date is listed in the General Information sheet.

College Documentation Styles
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Code of Student Conduct
Each student is responsible for adhering to the Code of Student Conduct as stated in the college catalog.

Cautionary Statement
Students with an impaired ability to concentrate may risk jeopardizing safety in this classroom for themselves, their classmates and their instructor. If you ability to concentrate is impaired you should discuss this matter with your instructor prior to operating equipment or perfomring a laboratory procedure. Students are responsible for reporting to their instructor any condition that would impair the ability to concentrate. Failure to notify your instructor of this issue may be a violation of the Code of Student Conduct.

Required

• Bowman and Kearney. State and Local Government: The Essentials. 10th Edition. Cengage, 2017 ISBN: 9781305888371
  

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