POSC 230 - State and Local Government

Description:
Examination of the government structures and politics of federal, states, urban regions, and suburbs. Inter-jurisdictional agreement and conflict occurring because of overgrowth or development of these regions.

Credits: (5)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Understanding of the unique responsibilities and interrelationships between local and state governments to one another.
Choose the proper components of governments for each of the different levels of government.
Explain the functioning and responsibilities of each level of government to their respective constituencies.
Identify cases where government officials failed to perform their duties appropriately.
Provide examples where failure to coordinate across governmental organizations and describe how to prevent problems in the future.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
11/20/2020

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