Topics include state and local government structures-grass roots politics, parties, and policies on state, county, city, township, village, and special district levels. Interrelationships, structures, functions, financing, problems and how they are approached today. Participation directly and indirectly in these governments by the average citizen.3 credits (3 lecture hours), spring semesterThis course satisfies the Liberal Arts and Sciences requirement and the SUNY General Education Requirement for Social Science.