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Hauptseminar
SoSe 22: US Congress and Congressional Elections
Christian Lammert
Kommentar
Recent opinion polls show that only a quarter of Americans approve of the performance of the U.S. Congress. Congress has been called dysfunctional and broken. Disagreements between the parties have shut down the government and brought the country to the brink of default. Recent controversies over the 2020 presidential election have led to rioters storming the U.S. Capitol. Why are the parties so polarized, so deeply divided, and why has lawmaking proved so difficult in recent years? This course affords us an opportunity to explore and to explain the electoral and institutional forces that shape the membership of Congress and the institution’s capacity to govern. We will also address Fenno’s Paradox: How is Congress so universally criticized, yet members are almost always re-elected? The electoral context sets the stage for our study of Congress— the oldest and most powerful popularly elected legislative body in the world. Schließen
13 Termine
Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung
Do, 21.04.2022 12:00 - 14:00
Do, 28.04.2022 12:00 - 14:00
Do, 05.05.2022 12:00 - 14:00
Do, 12.05.2022 12:00 - 14:00
Do, 19.05.2022 12:00 - 14:00
Do, 02.06.2022 12:00 - 14:00
Do, 09.06.2022 12:00 - 14:00
Do, 16.06.2022 12:00 - 14:00
Do, 23.06.2022 12:00 - 14:00
Do, 30.06.2022 12:00 - 14:00
Do, 07.07.2022 12:00 - 14:00
Do, 14.07.2022 12:00 - 14:00
Do, 21.07.2022 12:00 - 14:00