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Did you ever realize that you can do the greatest research in the world, come up with the best policies in the world, but
unless you're able to get a law passed or support a law in the courts when it's challenged, it's not going to go anywhere.
Our nation is based on the rule of law. It means that different bodies, different legislative bodies, make decisions on
different things and different courts at different levels can rule on those things to see how they fit with their state constitutions or the Federal Constitution.
We use laws to settle disputes. We use laws to protect rights. We use laws to deal with almost everything and most people don't know
much about it. If you take v184: Law and Public Affairs, you'll have a start on understanding what the law is all about and what you can do to make it better.

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Have you ever wondered where the government gets its money from or what it buys or spends its money on? Well in the course Introduction to Public
Budgeting and Finance, we explore these questions and so much more we look at the different tax revenues that are utilized. We look at the process they use
to decide what to buy and how much to buy and we also explore where and how they record all of these activities.

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Have you ever wondered what happens to a policy once it's been passed? What happens when 50 states take the same policy and implement it in each of these states?
Who's in charge of what, and what are the biggest challenges that pop up along the way? We'll think about these questions in the context of healthcare policy, environmental
policy, criminal justice policy, and more in SPEA v185: Managing Public Problems and Solutions.