POLS 112 Module 3: Policy Selection, Regulation and Feedback
Note: Unless otherwise indicated, you are expected to complete all the readings prior to class meeting times. You are strongly encouraged to bring copies of all readings to class each day, as well as to take notes as you read. This schedule is subject to change.
L11: The Architecture of Congress
- Article: Bicameralism
- Article: John Uhr, “Bicameralism” (PDF)
- Article: If you’re from California you should hate the Senate
- Article: Abolish the Senate
- Article: Updating the Constitution
- Article: An Update on House and Senate Polarization
L12: Party Leadership and the Legislative Life Cycle
- Article: Matt McCubbins, “Legislative Process” (PDF)
- Article: U.S. Senate, “Filibuster and Cloture”
- Article: Will the Stalemate Ever End?
- Article: Is the filibuster unconstitutional?
- Video: History of the Filibuster
- Video: The Filibuster
- Article: Fareed Zakaria “We’ve Downgraded Ourselves”
L13: Executive Leadership
- Article: Shugart and Samuels: Presidents, Prime Ministers and Parties (PDF)
- Article: WhiteHouse.gov “The Executive Branch”
- Video: Frontline, “Obama’s Deal”
- Article: Power and the Presidency
- Video: A Libertarian Take on Executive Authority
L14: Bureaucracy
- Article: Donald Kettl, “Public Bureaucracies” (PDF)
- Video: Philip K Howard on The Daily Show
- Video: Jennifer Pahlka, “Coding a Better Government”
- Article: GovLab, “Smarter Governance: A Research Agenda”
- Article: Christian Bason, “Design-Led Innovation in Government”
- Article: Digital Democracy Project, Institute for Advanced Technology and Public Policy (PDF)
L15: Judicial Oversight and Policymaking
- Article: U.S. Courts “Federal Courts”
- Article: Kevin McGuire “The Judicial Process and Policymaking” (PDF)
- Article: Judicial Review
- Article: Civil Rights Timeline
- Article: David Kuhn, “The Incredible Polarization and Politicization of the Supreme Court”