POL 105 - Presidency and Congress

Upper Division

An investigation of the institutional and behavioral characteristics of the presidency and the Congress. The course focuses upon the development of the office of the presidency, the nature and scope of presidential power, and the interaction of the presidency with the cabinet, bureaucracy, media, political parties and public opinion. It also considers the operation of the modern Congress through an examination of the committee system, congressional procedures and customs, and the relationship between the representative and the constituency.

Course credits: 1