Congress: The Legislative Process

Extract

This annotated syllabus outlines a procedure for integrating televised coverage of the U.S. Congress into a regular course on the U.S. Congress or the legislative process. The first section is a facsimile of the syllabus students would receive. A number of suggested assignments are included from which the faculty or students would have to choose. The appendices describe the written assignments in detail. The course begins with the premise that introducing television coverage of Congress can augment traditional methods making the educational experience better, but it is not a replacement for the faculty member of a panacea for a poorly designed or implemented course.