POLI 100B CONGRESS
Summer Session I 2009
Department of Political Science
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, CA 92093-0521
Classroom: SOLIS 109
Time: 5:00PM - 7:50PM Monday and Wednesday
Instructor:
Keith T. Poole
Office: 368 Social Science Building
E-Mail: kpoole@ucsd.edu
WebSite: Voteview Home Page
Office Hours: 2:00 - 4:00PM Wednesdays
Grader: Craig Burnett,
E-Mail: cburnett@ucsd.edu,
Room SSB 349, Office Hours: 4:00-5:00PM Mondays or by Appointment
The following texts will be
used in this course:
- Dodd, Lawrence C. and Bruce I. Oppenheimer (2009). Congress Reconsidered
- Poole, Keith T. and Howard Rosenthal (2007). Ideology and Congress
- Stewart, Charles III. (2000). Analyzing Congress
Requirements
Grades will be determined by two examinations -- one mid-session exam
and a final exam. The exams will consist of essay and short answer questions.
The midterm will be worth 1/3 and the final 2/3 of the course grade.
The Midterm will be a take home exam handed out at the end
of class on Wednesday, July 15. The exam will be due back at the beginning of class on Monday, July
20.
The Final Exam is scheduled for Friday, July 31st from
7:00PM to 9:59PM. (The exam will
be 2 hours during this block).
The final exam will be closed-book closed-note -- no computers, PDAs, or cell phones allowed.
Course Outline
- The Historical Origins of the U.S. Congress
Assignment:
- The Current Organization of Congress
Assignment:
- Congress and the Political-Economic System: 1879 - 2009
Assignment:
Midterm Exam (due back 20 July 2009 at the beginning
of class)
- Ideology, Party, and Polarization in Congress
Assignment:
- Chapter 7, Analyzing Congress
- Chapters 7, 8, 9, and 10, Congress Reconsidered
- Chapters 1 - 4, and 6, Ideology and Congress
Agenda For Topic 4
- Congressional Elections
Assignment:
- Chapters 4, 5, and 6, Analyzing Congress
- Chapters 4, 5, and 6, Congress Reconsidered
- Chapter 5, Ideology and Congress
Agenda For Topic 5
Final Exam Study Questions
- The Congressional Committee System and Public Policy
Assignment:
- Chapters 8 and 9, Analyzing Congress
- Chapters 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15, Congress Reconsidered
- Chapter 9, Ideology and Congress
Agenda For Topic 6
- Congress, the Economy, and the Growth of Government
Assignment:
- Chapters 16, 17, and 18, Congress Reconsidered
- Chapter 12, Ideology and Congress
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