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Lloyd Jansen
POL S 382
Seattle Campus
Focus on the structures, processes, and policy outputs of state governments in the United States.
Class description
This course will present an overview and analysis of the histories, politics, structures, processes, policies, and administration of state governments within the federal system of the United States. Washington State government will receive especially close attention. The class will consider state governments as they are formally constituted and as they actually work, looking at interest groups and lobbying, campaign finance, electoral politics, policy development and implementation, ballot measures, legislatures, executives, judiciary systems, political personalities, and intergovernmental relations in our federal system. Through readings, class lectures, guest speakers, examination of news and editorials, class discussions, small group discussions, and writing assignments, students will also be exposed to a wide range of current issues in our state governments.
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