Calendar

SES # TOPICS KEY DATES
1 Introduction  
2 Congress: Representation and institutionalization  
3 Congress: Party, polarization, and ideology  
4 President I Congress essay due
5 President II  
6 Courts I: The Supreme Court as an institution Presidency essay due
7 Courts II: Judicial behavior  
8 Bureaucracy  
9 Political parties Courts/Bureaucracy essay due
10 Interest groups Parties and groups essay due