PSC 213W: The U.S. Congress

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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 (Jan. 19) – Course Overview
Class 2 (Jan. 26) – Topic 1: Public Opinion and Congress, Readings [1]-[4]
Class 3 (Feb. 1) – Topic 2: Ideology in Congress, Readings [1]-[6]
Class 4 (Feb. 8) – First Short Paper Assigned, Topic 3: Representation, Reading [1]-[7]
Class 5 (Feb. 15) – First Short Paper Due, Discussion of Suggested Final Paper Topics, Topic 3: Representation, Reading [8]
Class 6 (Feb. 22) – Topic 4: Redistricting and Gerrymandering, Readings [1]-[5]
Class 7 (Mar. 1) – Topic 5: Budget Politics, Readings [1]-[7]
Class 8 (Mar. 15) – Proposal for Final Paper Due, Topic 6: Legislative Procedure, Readings [1]-[2]
Class 9 (Mar. 22) – Topic 7: Committees, Readings [1]-[4]
Class 10 (Mar. 29) – Second Short Paper Assigned, Topic 7: Committees, Reading [5] and Topic 8: Parties, Readings [1]-[2] Assigned
Class 11 (Apr. 5) – Second Short Paper Due, Topic 9: The Filibuster, Readings [1]-[3] Assigned
Class 12 (Apr. 12) – Topic 10: Gridlock, Readings [1]-[4] Assigned
Class 13 (Apr. 19) – Topic 11: More on Parties, Readings [1]-[3] Assigned
Class 14 (Apr. 26) – Discussion of Final Papers
Final Papers Due – Tuesday, May 3

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