Units: 4
Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; research, 1 hour; extra reading, 1 hour; term paper, 1 hour
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Prerequisites: restricted to class level standing of junior, or senior; or consent of instructor
Description: Analyzes the politics of the contemporary U.S. Congress. Topics include representation, elections, parties and leaders, committees, public policy, the history of the institution, and the relationships between Congress and the other branches of government.