Congress on Close-Up

The Center, along with the Close-Up Foundation, produces one-hour television programs shown on C-SPAN that feature members of Congress, state legislators and representatives from the academic community in Q&A sessions with selected high school and college students. Summaries of the programs follow. Video excerpts from the programs can be found in the e-learning modules "Understanding Representative Democracy", and "Getting Involved."

The Center is working on new programs with the Close-Up Foundation that will air on C-SPAN and will be posted here in the spring.

For more information about these and other Center on Congress programs, please contact congress@indiana.edu.

The program titled "Getting Involved: Civic Engagement " aired on March 18, 2004. Panelists are Political Scientist William Galston, Former U.S. Representative David Skaggs, and State Educator Marcie Taylor-Thoma.

Excerpts from this program can be seen in our e-learning module "Getting Involved."

The program titled "Individuals Can Make a Difference" aired December 5, 2003. Panelists are former U.S. Representative Lee Hamilton, Civic Educator Phyllis Kaniss, and Political Scientist Stephen Frantzich.

Excerpts from this program can be seen in our e-learning module "Getting Involved."

The program titled "Getting Involved: The Relationship between Elected Officials and their Constituents" aired September 26, 2003. Panelists are U.S. Representative Pete Visclosky (D-Indiana), Political Scientist Marjorie Hershey, and State Senator Robert Garton. .

Excerpts from this program can be seen in our e-learning module "Getting Involved."

The program titled "Understanding Representative Democracy" aired December 18, 2002. Panelists are political Scientist John Hibbing, Political Scientist Alan Rosenthal, and Former U.S. Representative Lee Hamilton.

Excerpts from this program can be seen in our e-learning module "Understanding Representative Democracy "

The program titled " Legislators and Constituents: What Makes the System Accountable?" aired May 22, 2002. Panelists are former U.S. Representative Vic Fazio, Former U.S. Representative Vin Weber, and State Assemblyman Felix Ortiz.

Excerpts from this program can be seen in our e-learning module "Understanding Representative Democracy "

The program titled "What Makes Legislators Tick?" aired April 4, 2001. Panelists are former U.S. Representative Lee Hamilton, Former U.S. Representative John Erlenborn, and State Senator Angela Monson.

Excerpts from this program can be seen in our e-learning module "Understanding Representative Democracy "

The program, titled "Achieving Bipartisanship", aired on February 16, 2001. Center Director Lee Hamilton and former Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan discussed bipartisan cooperation in Congress.

The program, titled "How Congress Affects Our Daily Life", aired on February 18, 2000. Panelists are former House Minority Leader Robert Michel (R-Illinois), former House Representative Patricia Schroeder (D-Colorado), and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Director James L Witt.

The program titled "The Role of Congress" aired on January 21, 2000, and featured a conversation with Senator Bob Dole and Lee Hamilton. Topics discussed included the role of lobbyists, Congress and the role of oversight, etc.