POS 165 Model Illinois Government 3 credits
Students prepare for the annual Model Illinois Government (MIG) simulation held in the Illinois Senate and House chambers. MIG is a role playing simulation that builds upon student preparation in parliamentary procedure, bill analysis, policy research, drafting legislation and debate. Examples of roles are senator, representative, lobbyist, journalist, legislative staff, leadership roles and budget analyst. This class has intensive reading and writing elements. R, W1 (3 lecture hours)
Prereqisite: POS 101 and permission of instructor