State Law and Policy

Catalog description

A general overview of the origin and organization of law and lawmaking in the states provides a foundation to examining the stages of the policy process and the implications of public policy for both politics and society. Next, to delve more closely into the way state governments and political organizations affect public policy, we'll spend time investigating how Texas' political culture shapes its policy choices. finally, the intergovernmental response to social problems such as immigration, Medicaid and recreational marijuana also warrants attention to the principle of American federalism and the interconnectivity federal, state and local governments to responding to them.