本課程包含測驗樣本以及數篇學生研究報告。
This course features sample exams and results of various student projects.

本課程在於探討美國眾議院(House)與參議院(Senate)的內部運作過程，以及國會在美國政治體系所扮演之角色。主要關切委員會的行為、領導模式以及非政治組織，討論國會與其他政府部門之間的互動行為，以及參議院與眾議院彼此間連結關係。本課程期待研究生可以透過閱讀以及獨立研究，更深切地認識國會。

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.