American State/Local Government (POL 103)
Term: 2012-2013 Academic Year Fall
Schedule
Mon-Wed, 9:05 AM - 10:30 AM (9/5/2012 - 12/18/2012) Location: MAIN WILBR W118
Mon-Wed, 9:05 AM - 10:30 AM (9/5/2012 - 12/21/2012) Location: MAIN WILBR W118
Description
State constitutions; patterns of state and local government; intergovernmental relations; state politics; problems of the metropolis-central city vs. suburbia. Special attention is given to the government of New York State and the New York metropolitan region. Field experiences; interviews with public officials, county officeholders, state legislators, U.S. congressmen and judges.