Analyzing Congress

Charles Stewart III is Kenan Sahin Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of Budget Reform Politics: The Design of the Appropriations Process in the House, 1865–1921 (Cambridge University Press) and numerous journal articles about Congress, elections, and voting technology. Professor Stewart has been recognized by MIT as one of a select body of McVicar fellows “who have profoundly influenced MIT students through their sustained and significant contributions to teaching and curriculum development.”

• 1. An (Unusual) Introduction to the Study of Congress 2. The Constitutional Origins of Congress3. The History and Development of Congress4. The Choices Candidates Make: Running for Congress5. The Choices Voters Make6. Regulating Elections7. Leadership in an Egotistical Body8. Congressional Committees9. Doing It on the Floor: The Organization of Deliberation