PSC 213W: The U.S. Congress

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Course Material

Syllabus
Course Readings
Web Resources
Short Paper Assignment
Interpreting Regression Results
Final Paper


Course Schedule (updated throughout semester)

Class 1 (Jan. 15) – Course Overview
Class 2 (Jan. 22) – Topic 1: Public Opinion and Congress, Readings [1]-[4]
Class 3 (Jan. 29) – Topic 2: Ideology in Congress, Readings [1]-[6]
Class 4 (Feb. 5) – Topic 3: Elections and Representation, Readings [1]-[3]
Class 5 (Feb. 12) – Topic 4: Redistricting and Gerrymandering, Readings [1]-[5]
Class 6 (Feb. 19) – Topic 5: Budget Politics, Readings [1]-[7]
Class 7 (Feb. 26) – Topic 6: Legislative Procedure, Readings [1]-[2], Short Paper Due
Class 8 (Mar. 5) – Topic 11: Gridlock, Readings [1]-[4]
Class 9 (Mar. 19) – Topic 7: Committees, Readings [3]-[5]
Class 10 (Mar. 26) – Topic 8: Parties, Readings [1]-[3]
Class 11 (Apr. 2) – Topic 8: Parties, Readings [4] and [6], Proposal for Final Paper Due
Class 12 (Apr. 9) – Topic 10: The Filibuster, Readings [1]-[5]
Class 13 (Apr. 16) – Topic 9: Money in Politics, Readings [1]-[2]
Class 14 (Apr. 23) – Topic 5: Budget Politics, Reading [8]
Class 15 (Apr. 30) – Discussion of Final Papers
Final Papers Due – Wednesday, May 7

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