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POS 231 - American State and Local Governments and Politics

3 Credits, 3 Contact Hours (3 lec.)

Basic concepts, structures, and substance of American state and local politics and government. Includes methods of political analysis, federalism and intergovernmental relations, cultural and demographic diversity in state and local politics, democracy and constitutionalism, civil rights policy, patterns and forms of political participation, electoral systems and the impact of nonpartisanship, institutions and processes of state and local governments. Also includes status features of tribal governments, and state and local policymaking.

Information: The combination of both POS 231 and POS 201  satisfies the requirement for teacher certification, as does POS 210 .
Gen-Ed: Meets AGEC - SBS and C; Meets CTE - SBS and C.