POS 453 - Politics of American Policy Making

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University of Southern Maine

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An introduction to political analysis of public policy formation and implementation. Policy processes will be examined to see what their study can tell us about American politics, institutions, and political behavior. Particular attention will be paid to "who gets what, when and how" from the United States political system, especially how they get it and why it works that way. Alternative methods of policy analysis will be applied to selected areas of current interest and critically evaluated. Prerequisite: POS 101J or permission of the instructor. Cr 3.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.usm.maine.edu

Phone Number:

(207) 780-4141

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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