PSC 213W: The
Course Material
Syllabus
Course Readings
Web Resources
First Short Paper Assignment
Interpreting Regression
Results
Final Paper Assignment
Final Paper Proposal
Second Short Paper Assignment
Course Schedule
(updated throughout semester)
Class 1 (Sept. 2) – Course
Overview
Class 2 (Sept. 9) – Topic 1: Public
Opinion and Congress,
Class 3 (Sept. 16) – Topic 2:
Ideology in Congress, Readings [1]-[5], Discussion of First Short Paper
Class 4 (Sept. 23) – Topic 3:
Representation, Readings [1]-[7]
Class 5 (Sept. 30) – Topic 4:
Redistricting and Gerrymandering, Readings [1]-[5], First
Short Paper Due, Discussion of Suggested Paper Topics
Class 6 (Oct. 7) – No Reading
Assigned, More Discussion of Suggested Paper Topics
Class 7 (Oct. 14) – Topic 5: Budget
Politics, Readings [1]-[7]
Class 8 (Oct. 21) – Topic 6:
Legislative Procedure, C-Span Senate Proceedings, Readings [1]-[2]
Class 9 (Oct. 28) – No Reading
Assigned, C-Span House Proceedings, Proposal for
Final Paper Due
Class 10 (Nov. 4) – Topic 7:
Gridlock, Readings [1]-[3]
Class 11 (Nov. 11) – Topic 8:
Committees (part 1), Readings [1]-[3], Discussion of Second Short Paper
Class 12 (Nov. 18) – Topic 9:
Committees (part 2), Readings [1]-[2], Second
Short Paper Due
Class 13 (Nov. 25) – Topic 10:
Partisan Theories, Readings [1]-[4]
Class 14 (Dec. 2) – Topic 11: The
Filibuster, Readings [1]-[3]
Class 15 (Dec. 9) – Discussion of
Final Papers, Final Papers Due