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Government 1328 - Electoral Politics

Semester: 

Spring

Offered: 

2015
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Catalog Number: 72937 Half course (spring term). M., W., at 1. Elections are the foundation of American democracy. This course focuses on the simple questions: Who wins elections and why? Answers to these questions guide the interpretation of elections and evaluation of how well government represents the public preferences. The first half of the course presents the basic explanations and models of elections and voting behavior, and asks students to make their best forecast of the election. The second half of the course will examine why the models worked or didn’t work. Students will learn...

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Government 2474 - Approaches to the Study of the US Congress: Models and Methods

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2014
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Catalog Number: 66433
Half course (fall term) M., 4–6
In this seminar we survey and critically evaluate various models of Congressional politics. Special emphasis is given quantitative and modeling approaches to legislative organization, legislative process, congressional elections, legislative parties, House-Senate comparisons, and inter-branch politics. Students are expected to participate actively each week, complete several small writing assignments, and produce a research paper.

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