PUBPOL 3112

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PUBPOL 3112

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

The course will be a lecture course on Congress, introducing them to the political science literature on the topic and the major research questions and approaches. We will examine the development of the institution, including formal theories for congressional organization as well as historically and politically oriented accounts of rule changes, committee power, and party influence. We will also look at the determinants of legislative productivity and gridlock, approaches to measuring and analyzing congressional behavior, the changing role of the electoral connection, and the causes and consequences of polarization.

When Offered Spring.

Distribution Category (SBA-AS, SSC-AS)

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 3112GOVT 3112

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20190 PUBPOL 3112   LEC 001

  • 20191 PUBPOL 3112   DIS 201

    • M McGraw Hall 145
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

  • 20192 PUBPOL 3112   DIS 202

    • W McGraw Hall 366
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
    • Staff

  • 20193 PUBPOL 3112   DIS 203

  • 20194 PUBPOL 3112   DIS 204