PAD 354 - Public Policy Process & Administration

3 Credit Hours

An overview of the formation and execution of public policy, an examination of the relationship between politics and administration, analysis of the structure and organization of the federal Congress in reference to the influence of legislative bodies, interest groups and other forces on bureaucracy will be reviewed. Also, there will be discussion as to how public issues become legislation, and the interrelationships between, federal, state and local legislative processes.