GOVT 3300 U.S. Congress

This course is designed to introduce the student to the study of Congress and Congressional behavior in the American political system. The course will cover representation, selection of legislators, organization and procedures of legislative bodies, and the relation of the legislative to the executive and judicial branches. By the end of the semester, the student should have an understanding of how legislatures function, how and why legislators behave as they do, and how legislatures relate to the other branches of the government as well as to constituents.

Prerequisite

POLS/GOVT 1315 (or permission of instructor).