PEMBROKE ACADEMY

This course is an introduction to the basic structures of the political process in the United States.  It combines attention to political activity at both the national (Federal) and the State and local levels. The topics covered include analyses of the Federal and States’ Constitutions, the American political economy, State/Federal relationships, inter‐branch matters between the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary branches, the elective process, activities of the public and interest groups, and the governments’ handling of the public purse.