POLSC221: Introduction to Comparative Politics

Upon successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

• identify the role of constitutions in government systems;
  
• distinguish between presidential, semi-presidential, and parliamentary systems;
  
• distinguish between unitary, federal, and confederal governmental models;
  
• compare and contrast the role of the executive in selected countries;
  
• compare and contrast the role of the judicial branch in selected countries; and
  
• compare and contrast the role of the bureaucracy and the policy process in selected countries.