POLS 4600: Legislative Process

POLS 4600 Fall 2019 Syllabus

Lectures

8/14 - Introduction

8/16 - How a Bill Doesn’t Become a Law

8/19 - Guest Lecture

8/21 - How a Bill Doesn’t Become a Law (cont)

8/23 - How a Bill Doesn’t Become a Law (cont)

8/26 - Path Dependency

8/28 - Evolution and Overview

8/30 - No class!

9/2 - No class! Labor Day!

9/4 - Great Compromise and Elections

9/6 - Elections

9/9 - Picking a Bill History

9/11 - Elections (cont)

9/13 - Party Leaders

9/16 - Leaders and Committees

9/18 - Committees and Gatekeepers