Readings

Texts

Buy at Amazon Stewart, Charles, III. Analyzing Congress. New York, NY: W.W. Norton, 2001. ISBN 9780393976267.

Buy at Amazon Mayhew, David. Congress: The Electoral Connection. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1975. ISBN: 9780300018097.

Buy at Amazon Dodd, Lawrence C., and Bruce I. Oppenheimer. Congress Reconsidered. 7th ed. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press, 2000. ISBN: 9781568024875.

Readings by Class Session

Lec # Topics READINGS
1 Introduction  
2 Unidimensional Spatial Model Analyzing Congress. Chapter 1, pp. 3-22 and 45-46.
3 Constitutional Origins of Congress

Analyzing Congress. Chapter 2, Appendix B.

Stewart. "The Constitutional Origins of Congress."

4 Origin and Development of Congress Analyzing Congress. Chapter 3.
5 Origin and Development of Congress (cont.)  
6 Congressional Candidates

Analyzing Congress. Chapter 4.

Dodd, and Oppenheimer. Chapters 4 and 6.

7 Congressional Candidates (cont.)  
8 Congressional Voters Analyzing Congress. Chapter 5.
9 Congressional Voters (cont.)  
10 Congressional Voters (cont.)  
11 Congressional Voters (cont.)  
12 Regulating Congressional Elections

Analyzing Congress. Chapter 6.

Dodd, and Oppenheimer. Chapter 5.

13 Regulating Congressional Elections (cont.)  
14 Regulating Congressional Elections (cont.)  
15 Midterm  
16 Multidimensional Spatial Model Analyzing Congress. Chapter 1, pp. 22-45.
17 Congressional Parties and Leadership

Analyzing Congress. Chapter 7.

Dodd, and Oppenheimer. Chapter 2.

18 Congressional Parties and Leadership (cont.)  
19 Congressional Committees

Anayzing Congress. Chapter 8.

Dodd, and Oppenheimer. Chapters 7, 8, and 9.

20 Congressional Committees (cont.)  
21 Rules of the Chamber/Roll Call Voting Analyzing Congress. Chapter 9.
22 Rules of the Chamber/Roll Call Voting (cont.)  
23 Paper Presentations  
24 Review/Wrap-up Mayhew. (All)