INTRODUCTION TO STATE GOVERNMENT

POLISCI 205

Course Description

Basic institutions and processes of state government in the United States; the role of parties, pressure groups, and elections in the system; the policy process, its outputs and outcomes; the role of states in the federal system, and the diversity of state politics and policy.

Prerequisties

None

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.1

-0.25% from Historical

Completion Rate

93.1%

-1.5% from Historical

A Rate

41.38%

51.03% from Historical

Class Size

-50.34% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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