Political Science 321: The President, Congress, and Public Policy (DiGangi) This course examines the relationship between the Congress and the President in the American public policy process. Students study the historical contact by examining what roles the framers of the Constitution intended each branch to play. Sources of conflict and cooperation are outlined by examining historical case studies. Case studies include a discussion of Roosevelt's New Deal, Johnson's Great Society, and Reagan's 1981 tax cut and budget cut proposals. The second half of the class examines several domestic and foreign policy issues currently in the policy formulation and legitimation processes.

Bidisciplinary 425: Seminar National Decision Making (DiGangi and McGuire) The internship and seminar are the two components for the second course for the program. These two elements combine to give each student the opportunity : (1) to become intimately acquainted with the work of one actor (member of Congress, agency, interest groups, etc.) in the America political system by participating in the work of that actor for the duration of the term; and (2) to bring the specialized knowledge gained as a result of that participation to weekly seminar meetings where discussion and analysis of national economic policy-making will take place. The combination of the practical work experience with academic analysis will give each student a realistic understanding of the importance of the political realities in the making of policy decisions. The students will develop both a specific and broad understanding of decision-making institutions and processes through a large variety of internships covering virtually every part of the public policy process. The seminar will piece together these several parts into a coherent whole. Students will be required to do a substantial research paper for this seminar. Students are expected to do their research paper on a project or subject that is directly related to their intern experience. The program faculty members will work closely with students on these research papers.

Economics 327: The Economy of Policy for the "New Economy" (McGuire) During the past thirty years, the U.S. economy has experienced three long periods of sustained economic growth and prosperity 1963-1969, 1983-1990 and 1992-1997. However, the economy has also suffered the highest level of inflation in our history (double-digit inflation of the late 1970's), the lowest inflation rate in decades, the highest unemployment rate since the Great Depression (10.8% in December 1982), the largest deficit and national debt in our history and a projected surplus for FY 1999. We have recently achieved what macroeconomists thought was impossible, low inflation and low unemployment. This course will look at how the government has affected these changes and more importantly how it expects to use its traditional policy tools to maintain the current economic expansion and to attain revised policy goals. The structure of the economy has changed, how much will economic policy-making change to avoid mild and severe recessions in the future? The emphasis for the 1999 Washington Public Policy term will be on the policy role of the Federal Reserve System. Some of its history will be explored, but the main focus will be on the ability of the Fed to implement effective monetary policy during this period of dramatic, even revolutionary change in the economic structure of the U.S.

Equiv 455: Internships The internship program is a central focus of the Washington term. Each student is placed in an internship of his/her choice. The placement is quite involved and it will be explained in full during the orientation. However, it is important to emphasize that the sponsor organization is given an opportunity to choose and students have the opportunity as well to select the internship they would like to do. Most students are placed through the colleges; however, a few may find their own internships, e.g.: with a member of Congress from their state or district. All students in the program have a full-time internship in a challenging and responsible position. The list of previous placements follows. Please note that some of the Senate appointments are limited to only residents of the Senator's state. This applies to all House appointments.

Congress: Joint Economic Committee, Honorable Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-NY), Honorable Claiborne Pell (D-RI), Honorable Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Honorable Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), Honorable Pete Dominici (R-NM), Congressional Budget Office, Honorable Bill Bradley (D-NJ), Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA), House Committee on Public Works and Transportation, Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Representative Patricia Schroeder (D-CO), Representative Edward Markey (D-MA), House Doorkeeper, U.S. House of Representatives (Chief Administrative Officer of the House)

Executive Agencies: U.S. Department of Commerce, Peace Corps, Federal Reserve Board, Federal Trade Commission, International Trade Commission, OSHA (U.S. Department of Labor), Maritime Administration, Securities and Exchange Commission, Agency for International Development, Foreign Agricultural Services, Council of Economic Advisors, Federal Communication Commission.

Interest Groups and Others: National Audubon Society, AFL-CIO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Heritage Foundation, Senior Executives Association, Liz Robbins Associates (Political Consultants), Bread for Life, Common Cause, Building Owners and Managers Association International, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Office of Labor Relations, National Association for the Advanced of Colored People.