The study of political science is one of intricacy containing
             many elements that require analyzing and rethinking topics before
             coming to a solid conclusion. There are many different ways of
             analyzing public policies, but it is always useful to use a certain
             framework to break down the issue at hand and look at it from various
             angles. The Analytical Framework can help in accomplishing this by
             breaking down the issue into three main levels: governmental,
             The governmental level consists of the institutions and
             personnel of the government. The institutions are the executive,
             judicial and legislative braches of the government as well as
             national, state, and local institutions. The personnel are
             politicians, elected or appointed into office and policy-makers. The
             structural level can be classified as anything having to do with the
             U.S. constitution, the economy, demographics, federalism, the
             international system, and political culture. The political level is
             made up of the media, political parties, interest groups and social
             movements, voting and election process, and public opinion. These
             levels can be used on a variety of mediums for clarification and
             analyzing. Two articles from the LA Times titled "Legislature Wraps Up
             Difficult, Humbling Year" by Jordan Rau and Robert Salladay and "A
             Look at Some of the Key Bills Passed" by a number of staff writers can
             be broken down for better understanding using the analytical
             framework. Each section of the articles involves one of the three
             levels: governmental, structural, and political.
             The two articles include issues at the governmental level. The
             first article talks about Arnold Schwarzenegger and his recent elected
             position as governor. Since he stepped in as a replacement, he hasn't
             had enough time to do much for California this year. One of the main
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