Overview
Description
Organization, working principles and functional processes of state and local governments in the United States, including Nevada.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Core
Satisfies the Nevada Constitution requirement.
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- compare the different types of political institutions that make up state and local governments.
- evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different institutional designs.
- discuss the political consequences of different constellations of state institutions.
- articulate how political culture, resources, and geography drive the differences we observe in institutions and policy outcomes across states and localities.