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 POLS 353 - U.S. Congress


Welcome Representative!


Please check this website regularly for updates. The schedule is subject to change.

This class meets five days per week. MWF we meet in Gowen 201. TTH we meet in section. Section attendance in mandatory and an important part of the course.
Your teaching assistant is your first point of contact for questions about add codes, assignments and grading.

Main Instructor:
John Wilkerson
Office Hours: Friday 9:30-11:20 (or by appt)     Smith 221A

Sections and Instructors
17579  AA  TTH 11:30-12:20 
THO 134 Gonzalez

17580  AB  TTH 11:30-12:20  THO 125 Lee

17581  AC  TTH 12:30-1:20 SMI 211 Gonzalez

17582  AD  TTH 12:30-1:20 SMI 313 Lee

You can find the location of your section by clicking on the link below.

Fall 2009 Time Schedule



 This is a video of an entire day of House floor proceedings (the Cash for Clunkers bill). If you've never watched C-SPAN, this is worth some of your valuable time! The series of one minute speeches in the beginning are enlightening.





"If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary.
                    James Madison, Federalist #51


Slides (works in Explorer)

 Two people react at a health care town hall meeting in Reston, Virginia, in August.

Anger, frustration fuel Election Day 2009

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