POLS 237 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - United States Constitution, Wisconsin, Trust Law
12 Oct 2018
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POLS 237
MIDTERM EXAM
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Fall 2018
POLS 237
Lecture 1/Chapter 1
Introduction to State and Local Government
Comparative Method: Looking at the similarities and differences in each state
State and local governments shape how, whether, and to what extent you are able to pursue
your interest.
-Public colleges and universities are created and supported by state governments
-State governments require that taxpayers subsidize the operation of these educational
systems; tuition only covers a portion of the actual costs of a studet’s eduatio.
Comparative Method in Practice
-Sociodemographics
-Culture and History
-Political Culture
-Moralistic Cultures
Research Guidelines:
-Economy
-Businesses
-Main Source of Income
What is Demand: interest group in the area (Example: NRA, Home Owner Association) Those
that affect policy
Resources vs. Demand- List the difference
Input Resource vs Input Demand
-Household income
-Racial Background
-Policy methods
-Mention State Capital governing section
-State Constitution for Ohio
-List things and give the information
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Interest group is a group of like-minded individuals who pressure to push something.
-Persuades Gov. to accept its policies
Inputs:
-Poverty
-Geography
-Political Culture
-Economy
-Demographic
-Education
-Population & Density
-Crime Rate
-Drug Addiction
-Swing State?? (Partisan Breakdown)
-Universities
-Sports
-NCR leaving
-Wright Brothers living there/created the airplane
-GM leaving???
-Fuyao taking over????
Demands:
The actual interest groups themselves
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-Describing what the interest group does in the Demand section
-Benefits to members
-etc
USE POWERPOINT SLIDES
Recognizing the Stakes
-Laboratories of Democracy: Devolution and the Limits of Government
-Laboratories of democracy
-Devolution: More control to state and local gov
State gov impacts your life. You need to understand that to understand how you are impacted
as a person.
Citing with APA Format
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Document Summary
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