CPOL 614 Institutional Development of the Senate
The course will explore the institutional development of the Senate by examining changes in its external environment, as well as internal structures, procedures, and normative culture. It will examine how developments in each of these areas interacted to precipitate institutional change from a loosely organized chamber to a decentralized body dominated by its standing committees and their chairmen, to an ultimately more centralized body in which party leadership plays a larger role.