THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS

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Study of the principles of legislative process and how it is run at the federal and state level with emphasis in Puerto Rico State Legislature. The topics included are organizational structure and operation, legislator responsibilities, committee schedules and agendas, bills drafting and sources of information for law making, and the decision- making process will be studied to forecast legislative role in policy making. This course will be conducted using different teaching methods including, but not limited to lectures, audiovisual presentation, case studies, Internet assignments, action research, field experiences, and conferences