Required Readings/Viewing
Congress Reconsidered pp. 357 – 450
- Cooper,“The balance of power between the Congress and the president: Issues and dilemmas"
- Binder and Maltzman, “Is advise and consent broken? The contentious politics of confirming federal judges and justices”
- Kriner, “Congress, public opinion and the political costs of waging war”
- Dodd and Oppenheimer, “Congress in the Age of Trump: The 2016 national elections and their aftermath”
Cavanaugh, M.L. (June 6, 2017). Members of Congress Serve in the Military. They Shouldn’t. Washington Post.
