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State and local governments are often the forgotten elements of the American governmental partnership. However, Washington is not the only government that influences our daily lives. This course is designed as an introduction to the workings of American subnational governments. Over the semester, we will explore the environment in which state and local governments function, and how this environment influences the public policies produced by subnational government institutions. In examining the political environment we will focus on the degree to which citizens control the democratic process. We will explore the differences between direct and representative democracy and attempt to discern whether either form of government achieves better policy outcomes. We will also examine how state and local governments have increased their capacity to address problems. The underlying question is what effect has this increased professionalization had on state and local politics? And are we better off as a result? The final theme that runs through the course is the diversity of the structures and processes of state and local government. No two governments function exactly the same. Why? We'll test the theory that a state's political culture influences the way that people and politicians perceive and approach politics. Overall, we should emerge from the course with a heightened awareness of the activities of state and local governments, and why they are so important to the "big picture" of American politics.
Student | Assigned | Reviewing |
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Aesmith25 | ||
Jecoulter | ||
Kthenry0124 | ||
JCasper | ||
Amleal215 | ||
Afjosh803 | ||
Jmtruax | ||
Kyle Purchase | ||
Bobbybiv11 | ||
Keimonte Mims | ||
Dmjohnson294 | ||
M.ev4893 | ||
Ndulepski7 | ||
Patt Mathews |
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.
This page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia.
Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.
To get started, please review the following handouts:
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.
Now that you're thinking about what makes a "good" Wikipedia article, consider some additional questions.
Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to an article. There are two ways you can do this:
You've picked a topic and found your sources. Now it's time to start writing.
Creating a new article?
Improving an existing article?
Keep reading your sources, too, as you prepare to write the body of the article.
Resources: Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. It's time to work with that feedback to improve your article!
Once you've made improvements to your article based on peer review feedback, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the "mainspace."
Editing an existing article?
Creating a new article?
Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.
Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Content Expert at any time if you need further help!
It's the final week to develop your article.
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.
This Course
|
Wikipedia Resources
|
Connect
Questions? Ask us:
contactwikiedu.org |
This course page is an automatically-updated version of the main course page at dashboard.wikiedu.org. Please do not edit this page directly; any changes will be overwritten the next time the main course page gets updated. |
State and local governments are often the forgotten elements of the American governmental partnership. However, Washington is not the only government that influences our daily lives. This course is designed as an introduction to the workings of American subnational governments. Over the semester, we will explore the environment in which state and local governments function, and how this environment influences the public policies produced by subnational government institutions. In examining the political environment we will focus on the degree to which citizens control the democratic process. We will explore the differences between direct and representative democracy and attempt to discern whether either form of government achieves better policy outcomes. We will also examine how state and local governments have increased their capacity to address problems. The underlying question is what effect has this increased professionalization had on state and local politics? And are we better off as a result? The final theme that runs through the course is the diversity of the structures and processes of state and local government. No two governments function exactly the same. Why? We'll test the theory that a state's political culture influences the way that people and politicians perceive and approach politics. Overall, we should emerge from the course with a heightened awareness of the activities of state and local governments, and why they are so important to the "big picture" of American politics.
Student | Assigned | Reviewing |
---|---|---|
Aesmith25 | ||
Jecoulter | ||
Kthenry0124 | ||
JCasper | ||
Amleal215 | ||
Afjosh803 | ||
Jmtruax | ||
Kyle Purchase | ||
Bobbybiv11 | ||
Keimonte Mims | ||
Dmjohnson294 | ||
M.ev4893 | ||
Ndulepski7 | ||
Patt Mathews |
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.
This page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia.
Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.
To get started, please review the following handouts:
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.
Now that you're thinking about what makes a "good" Wikipedia article, consider some additional questions.
Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to an article. There are two ways you can do this:
You've picked a topic and found your sources. Now it's time to start writing.
Creating a new article?
Improving an existing article?
Keep reading your sources, too, as you prepare to write the body of the article.
Resources: Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. It's time to work with that feedback to improve your article!
Once you've made improvements to your article based on peer review feedback, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the "mainspace."
Editing an existing article?
Creating a new article?
Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.
Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Content Expert at any time if you need further help!
It's the final week to develop your article.
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.