课程的特点是有测验范例，各种学生专题的成果和PDF格式的课堂讲稿。

This course features sample exams and results of various student projects.

课程重点放在众议院和参议院的内部程序以及国会在美国的政治体制中的地位。关注委员会行为、领导模式和非正式组织。考虑国会和其他政府部门之间的关系，还有国会两院之间的关系。希望研究生通过阅读和独立研究深化本课程的学习。

Focuses on both the internal processes of the House and Senate and on the place of Congress in the American political system. Attention to committee behavior, leadership patterns, and informal organization. Considers relations between Congress and other branches of government, as well as relations between the two houses of Congress itself. Graduate students are expected to pursue the subject in greater depth through reading and individual research.