Texts
Stewart, Charles, III. Analyzing Congress. New York, NY: W.W. Norton, 2001. ISBN 9780393976267.
Mayhew, David. Congress: The Electoral Connection. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1975. ISBN: 9780300018097.
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 |
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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) |