《西方政治制度》是为行政管理专业的本科生开设的一门专业基础课。主要从宪政、国家元首、政党、选举、议会、政府、法院等七个方面介绍日本、德国、英国、美国、法国、俄罗斯等西方国家政治制度，在议会制国家之间和总统制国家之间分别比较之后，总结比较西方议会制和总统制国家在宪政、国家元首、政党、选举、议会、内阁和法院等方面制度的特点。这门课的主要内容从纵向和横向上均涵盖了西方主要国家政治制度的核心内容，并作了适宜深入比较学习与研究的安排。通过这门课的学习，学生可以对西方国家政治制度运作的具体情况有比较深刻和全面的认识，在此基础上进一步对西方国家发生的一些重大政治活动和事件进行专业分析。总之，这门课既有利于强化学生的专业基础知识，还有利于提高分析专业问题的能力,并为以后的相关专业课学习打下良好的基础。

The western political system is a specialized basic course for undergraduates majoring in administrative management. It mainly introduces seven aspects of the political system of Japan, Germany, Britain, the United States, France, Russia and some other western countries：the constitution, the head of state, political party, election, parliament, the government and the court. It also compares the characteristics of the system of western constitutionalism, the head of state, political party, election, parliament, and the characteristics of the cabinet and the court system. The main content of the course are the essence of political system of the main western countries from the vertical and horizontal angle, and the deep comparison of the study and research. Learning this course enables students to have a more profound and comprehensive understanding about the operation of the political system of western countries, and to further analyze the major political events of the western countries. In a word, this course aims to strengthen students' foundation of professional knowledge, and to improve the analysis ability of professional problems.