PLS 225 - State And Local Government (3 credit hours)

Offered in Winter Term-Odd years only (3-0-0)
An examination of participatory democracy at the local level of government, and the roles of interest groups in influencing public opinion, voting behavior and public policy. The laboratories for this course are the county, township, city and village: commissions, councils and boards. Interest group organizational models are operational processes are analyzed.
GENERAL EDUCATION DISTRIBUTION AREA: Social Science
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