pols 382: state government
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POLS 382: State Government. Professor John Wilkerson. Details. Syllabus http://faculty.washington.edu/jwilker/382/382syllabus.htm Note ‘resources’ at the bottom of the syllabus Goals of the Course 1) Develop an appreciation of state variations and their possible causes - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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POLS 382: State Government
Professor John Wilkerson
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Details• Syllabus
– http://faculty.washington.edu/jwilker/382/382syllabus.htm– Note ‘resources’ at the bottom of the syllabus
• Goals of the Course– 1) Develop an appreciation of state variations and their possible
causes
– 2) Develop an appreciation of the structure and politics of State Government in Washington State
– 3) Be prepared to evaluate the positive and negative aspects of a federalist system of government by discussing specific policies or decisions
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• Memorize the states – quiz on Monday
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Why study States?
• Many political decisions take place at the state level
• States have different policies, which means that citizens receive different treatment depending on where they live
• Why do these differences exist? Are they a good thing or a bad thing?
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Criminal Justice
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Criminal Justice
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Welfare Spending
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Minimum Wage
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Education Spending
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Spending per student
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Class Size
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SAT scores
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Percent taking SATs!
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Infrastructure Spending
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State Policies have dramatic consequences for citizens
• But Why do states vary in their policies? – Demographics?
• Need• Available resources
– Politics?• Partisan control• Political participation
– Culture?• Historical development• Religious and other social differences
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For Friday
• Review the Syllabus
• Purchase texts and complete the assigned readings for this week
• Start memorizing the states!