Spring 2015 Congress Syllabus (updated 1/14)
Exam 1 Study Guide Exam 2 Study Guide Exam 3 Study Guide
Slides & Additional Readings (PDF format):
Week 1 Tuesday: Cong 1-13-15
Thursday: Cong 1-15-15 additional readings: U.S. Constitution, Binder
Week 2 Tuesday: Cong 1-20-15 The revolt…, Boehner’s dissidents, Best not miss
Thursday: Cong 1-22-15
Week 3 Tuesday: Cong 1-27-15, CongressLab Gerrymander
Thursday: Cong 1-29-15 Quiz 1; optional Incumbency, Local politics, Gerrymander
Week 4 Tuesday: Cong 2-3-15, Effective legislators
Thursday: Cong 2-5-15 Representation assignment
Week 5 Tuesday: Quiz 2, Cong 2-10-15
Thursday: Cong 2-12-15 Leadership assignment Boehner, Four parties, Party discipline, Polarization, State Leg, Partisanship in 2 Houses, Best not miss
Week 6 Tuesday: Cong 2-17-15 Exam 1 (2/17)
Thursday: Cong 2-19-15 Committee assignment
Week 7 Tuesday: Cong 2-24-15
Thursday: Cong 2-26-15 20 insane rules, Senate flashback, CRomnibus, Nuclear Option
Week 8 Tuesday: Cong 3-3-15 Quiz 3
Thursday: Cong 3-5-15 Congress sues, Harry Reid, Veto bargaining, Already read: LBJ myth
Week 9 Tuesday: Cong 3-17-15 Appellate bench, Judicial outlook
Thursday: Quiz 4, Cong 3-19-15 Top spenders, Price of access , Optional: Retirement
Week 10 Tuesday: Cong 3-24-15
Thursday: Cong 3-26-15 NASA, Testifying, Costs of Oversight
Week 11 Tuesday: Exam 2
Thursday: Paper outline (4th assignment), Cong 4-2-15 Optional: Torture report, Backing rebels, ISIS strikes, Iran
Week 12 Tuesday: Cong 4-7-15 Great Society, Rules on calculating, optional: Tough on crime
Thursday: Budget assignment (or printout version), Cong 4-9-15 Budget Fix Article, 2015 Budget
Week 13 Tuesday: Quiz 5
Thursday: NO CLASS
Week 14 Tuesday: Cong 4-21-15
Thursday: Constitution assignment, Cong 4-23-15, Broken?, Act of Congress, Design & polarization
Week 15 Tuesday: NO CLASS
Thursday: Cong 4-30-15 Quiz 6, Gridlock, Grading, Actually govern?, Repair Senate
Week 16 Tuesday: Cong 5-5-15 Paper due, Politics is more broken
Thursday: Cong 5-7-15
Nathan P. Kalmoe 