POLI 311
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State Government and Politics
Political Science
College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Course Description
Forms of state governments and politics, and relations between state and national governments.
When Taught
Contact Department
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3
Fixed/Max
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Other Prerequisites
POLI 200
Recommended
Poli 110 or Poli 210.
Title
Explain government
Learning Outcome
Explain how state government and politics operate.
Title
Evaluate institutions and representation
Learning Outcome
Evaluate the effects of institutional differences on how state governments represent their constituents.
Title
Political participation
Learning Outcome
Apply their understanding of state politics to their role as political participants.
Title
Evaluate federalism
Learning Outcome
Evaluate the well-being of the US political system and states’ role in particular in this system.
Title
Academic skills
Learning Outcome
Read, write, research, collaborate, and think critically at an advanced undergraduate level.
