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Supreme Court experts reviewed the court’s most recent term and previewed the next term scheduled to start on October 7, 2019. Speakers analyzed the court’s rulings on gerrymandering, the 20…

Congressional observers talked about the 116th Congress and its efficacy as a lawmaking body in a discussion hosted by the American Political Science Association. Panelists included think ta…

Panelists talked about filibuster procedure and proposals for changing Senate rules that would limit its use. Topics included the impact of the filibuster on the legislative process, possibl…

Political scientists spoke about the the Obama administration’s legislative agenda and how the Democratic Congress responded to it. Among the topics they addressed were the level of partisan…

Professors talked about the transformation of Congress and the influences of the two party system. Among the topics they addressed were the impact of changing demographics on party affiliati…

Panelists talked about the effects of economic disparities on American democracy. Among the specific topics addressed were recent trends in economic disparity, the role of income and wealth …

Professor Kumar moderated a panel of White House correspondents and White House press secretaries discussing the dependent relationship between the press corps and presidents. They discussed…

Several professors talked about the Congressional Fellowship Program and how they applied their experiences to their work. After their presentations they answered audience members' questions…

George Will and William Kristol, former students of Professor Harvey Mansfield, and others talked about Mansfield’s political theory as well as presidential politics and the Founding Fathers…

Barbara Ehrenreich of the Nation Magazine described events during and surrounding Democratic National Convention, describing them as the real events around the epicenter of the rather meanin…

Participants talked about the possibility of changes in congressional institutions as the body entered the next millennium. They examined congressional behavior patterns, specially created w…

Professor James Buchanan, recipient of the 1986 Nobel Laureate in Economics, spoke at a panel on the contributions of other Nobel Laureate social scientists to political science. Two scholar…

Press Secretary Michael McCurry and several journalists examined the tensions between the press and the White House. After their presentations, they took questions from the audience.

Correspondents and congressional staff members spoke in a forum on reforming Congress during the convention of the American Political Science Association in Washington, DC. The panelists dis…

A panel of political scientists spoke on presidential rhetoric in a forum during the convention of the American Political Science Association. The panelists spoke on presidential speechwriti…

A panel of political scientists spoke in a forum on the relationship between the president and the Supreme Court during the convention of the American Political Science Association. In the f…

The American Political Science Association hosted a panel discussion concerning divided government. Participants spoke about the idea of a divided government and whether electing a President…

During the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, the participants talked about several issues, including the role of congressional committees, committee tenure, and t…

A panel discussion was held as part of a meeting of the American Political Science Association. This forum focused on Political Parties in western democracies.

The American political Science association held an event on, the changes over time in national party coalitions.