#  Gov 1300 - Congress: Power and Preferences 

 





 Semester:   Spring 

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 Year offered:  2021 

 

 

 

This course examines the structure and operation of the U.S. Congress, with an emphasis on policy making, representation, and the internal distribution of power. Topics include: the electoral connection, constituency relations, reapportionment, the changing role of committees, subcommittees, and party leaders, the influence of lobbyists and interest groups, and congressional relations with the executive and judicial branches.