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SESSION #	TOPIC	ASSIGNED READING	NOTES
1	I. Introduction	None
2	II. Unidimensional spatial model	Analyzing Congress chap. 1, pp. 1 - 18, 30 - 35	Roundtable Problems will be assigned at the end of class
3	III. Constitutional origins of Congress	Analyzing Congress chap. 2, Appendix B
4	IV. Origin & development of Congress	Analyzing Congress chap. 3 Polsby, "The Institutionlization of the U.S. House of Representatives" (I'll hand this out in class)	Roundtable Hand in problems assigned Sept. 13
5	V. Congressional candidates	Analyzing Congress chap. 4 Dodd & Oppenheimer, chaps. 4 & 6	Roundtable
6	VI. Congressional voters	Analyzing Congress chap 5	Roundtable Hand out group assignments
7	VII. Regulating congressional elections	Analyzing Congress chap. 6 Dodd & Oppenheimer, chap. 5	Roundtable
8			Roundtable Review/extra day
9			Midterm
10			Project Meetings
11	II. Multidimensional spatial model	Analyzing Congress, pp. 18 - 30	Problems will be assigned at the end of class
12	VIII. Congressional parties & leadership	Analyzing Congress chap. 7 Rohde (all) Dodd & Oppenheimer, chap. 2	Roundtable
13	IX. Congressional committees	Analyzing Congress, chap. 8 Dodd & Oppenheimer, chaps. 7, 8, 9	Roundtable Return problems assigned on October 27
14	X. Rules of the chamber/Roll call voting	Analyzing Congress, chap. 9	Roundtable
15			Roundtable
16			Project Presentations
17		Dodd & Oppenheimer, chaps. 1, 3, 14, 15, 16, 17	Extra Day
18	XI. Review/wrap-up	Mayhew	Roundtable Final project write-ups due