2305:
- Review the relative powers of each of the branches of government
- Review how each check the others
- Be able to define key, basic terms
- Review the nature of public policy and the factors that bind sub-governments together.
- Delegated, reserved, implied, expressed, inherent powers . . .
- Which phrases in the Constitution are especially vague and subject to interpretation?
- What are the political institutions?
- What factors make some groups politically stronger than others?
- Be able to answer factual questions about voter turnout, party identification and campaign finance.
2306:
- Be able to answer questions about the bill making and budgeting process.
- Know facts about the plural executive - each of the offices contained in it.
- Don't worry about the nuances of the judicial system, but do know general issues about it.
- What factors strengthen and weaken each of the branches.
- How are elections conducted in the state?
- What relationships exist between the state and county governments?
- Be familiar with basic facts associated with the electoral process
- How are parties organized in the state?
- What are the different ways city governments are organized?
