POS-1020 — State and Local Government
This is a survey course in state and local government and one of the courses meeting the General Education requirements at Prince George’s Community College. The course focuses on the relationship between the national, state, and local levels of government; the three branches within each level of government; political parties and elections; interest groups; and selected policy issues facing state and local governments, including economic development, education, crime and corrections, health and social welfare, and the environment. Course