PS 309

Congress (PS 309) was last offered Fall 2007 and will not be offered again until Fall 2009.

Course description

The focus of the course is on the organizational structure of Congress, the nature of its processes, and the behavior of its members. Specific topics include institutional and procedural differences between the House and Senate, the role and importance of the committee and party systems, congressional decision making, and Congressional interaction with the President, executive branch bureaucracy, the courts, interest groups, and constituents.

Prerequisite: PS 101