POLS 205 - American Public Policy and Politics

3 Credit(s)

This course surveys the formal and informal processes by which public policy is made and implemented at all levels of government in the United States. Topics include how issues get onto the public and governmental agendas, basic policy formulation processes in the executive and legislative branches, budgetary policies and practices, the role of courts in the policy process, implementation and administrative law, and informal factors affecting policy such as the economy, interest groups, the media, and technology.
Prerequisite(s): POLS 101.