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

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

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



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Lec #TopicsREADINGS
1Introduction
2Unidimensional Spatial ModelAnalyzing Congress. Chapter 1, pp. 3-22 and 45-46.
3Constitutional Origins of CongressAnalyzing Congress. Chapter 2, Appendix B.

Stewart. "The Constitutional Origins of Congress."
4Origin and Development of CongressAnalyzing Congress. Chapter 3.
5Origin and Development of Congress (cont.)
6Congressional CandidatesAnalyzing Congress. Chapter 4.

Dodd, and Oppenheimer. Chapters 4 and 6.
7Congressional Candidates (cont.)
8Congressional VotersAnalyzing Congress. Chapter 5.
9Congressional Voters (cont.)
10Congressional Voters (cont.)
11Congressional Voters (cont.)
12Regulating Congressional ElectionsAnalyzing Congress. Chapter 6.

Dodd, and Oppenheimer. Chapter 5.
13Regulating Congressional Elections (cont.)
14Regulating Congressional Elections (cont.)
15Midterm
16Multidimensional Spatial ModelAnalyzing Congress. Chapter 1, pp. 22-45.
17Congressional Parties and LeadershipAnalyzing Congress. Chapter 7.

Dodd, and Oppenheimer. Chapter 2.
18Congressional Parties and Leadership (cont.)
19Congressional CommitteesAnayzing Congress. Chapter 8.

Dodd, and Oppenheimer. Chapters 7, 8, and 9.
20Congressional Committees (cont.)
21Rules of the Chamber/Roll Call VotingAnalyzing Congress. Chapter 9.
22Rules of the Chamber/Roll Call Voting (cont.)
23Paper Presentations
24Review/Wrap-upMayhew. (All)

 








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