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Nov 26, 2024
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POSC 284 - Congress and Law-Making 3 Credit Hours
Why is Immigration reform seemingly impossible? How can something with majority support fail in congress? What the *heck* is wrong with the way laws are passed? This course will focus on the legislative process, or “How a Bill Becomes A Law,” in the muck and mud of congressional law-making. We will examine how power, politics, and the often neglected procedural rules all combine in different ways to produce varying legislative outcomes. We will follow legislative ideas through the maze of the House and Senate party structure, committee system, and parliamentary games until they die or see the President’s Desk. Time permitting we will also examine the separate legislative budget process and some case studies
This course will satisfy the core area requirement in social sciences.
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