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17.251 Congress and the American Political System I
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Undergrad (Spring) HASS Social Sciences
Not offered regularly; consult department
Prereq: 17.20 or permission of instructor
Units: 3-0-9
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Focuses on both the internal processes of the House and Senate and on the place of Congress in the American Political System. Attention to committee behavior, leadership patterns, and informal organization. Considers relations between Congress and other branches of government, as well as relations between the two houses of Congress itself. Students taking the graduate version are expected to pursue the subject in greater depth through reading and individual research.
C. Stewart