GOVT 3112

GOVT 3112

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2021-2022.

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 Fall.

Distribution Category (SBA-AS, SSC-AS)

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

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17283 GOVT 3112   LEC 001

    • TR Mcgraw Hall 165
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Bateman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17286 GOVT 3112   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17288 GOVT 3112   DIS 203

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17289 GOVT 3112   DIS 204

    • W White Hall 106
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person