Kennedy School of Government Cases involving Congress,

Tested and taught by David King (e-mail with questions on teaching).

Updated August, 2002

My Strongest Recommendations are for:

The Regulation of Mud Flaps (how to lobby Congress)

Debt Relief for Poor Nations (the role of policy entrepreneurs & interest groups)

Catastrophic Health Insurance for the Elderly (lots of mistakes made by everyone, easy to teach)

Congressional Oversight and Presidential Prerogative (history of intelligence oversight, balance of powers)

Buying the Beretta (balance of powers, committee turf wars, easy to teach).

Ref #	Case Title	Pages	Exhibits	Type
1651	Standing up for Steel: The US Government Response to Steel Industry and Union Efforts to Win Protection from Imports (1998-2001)	29		Case
1613.1	Debt Relief for Poor Nations: The Battle in Congress	4		Sequel/Epilogue
1613	Debt Relief for Poor Nations: The Battle in Congress	13	Yes	Case
1605	Congressional Oversight and Presidential Prerogative: The 1991 Intelligence Authorization Act	28		Case
1583	Breaking the "Circle of Poison": Senator Patrick Leahy and Pesticide Export Controls	24		Case
1514	Cleaning up the "Big Dirties": The Problem of Acid Rain	21		Case
1427	General and the "War" on Drugs: Barry McCafffrey and the Office of Natl Drug Control Policy	29	Yes	Case
1422	Treasury and the Mexican Shock	34		Case
1349.3	Taking on Big Tobacco: David Kessler and the FDA (Abridged)	13	Yes	Case
1349	Taking on Big Tobacco: David Kessler and the FDA	25	Yes	Case
1339.1	James Woolsey and the CIA: The Aldrich Ames Spy Case (Sequel)			Sequel/Epilogue
1339	James Woolsey and the CIA: The Aldrich Ames Spy Case	13	Yes	Case
1278.4	Catastrophic Health Insurance for the Elderly: Appendix: CCA Act	18	Yes	Supplement
1278	Catastrophic Health Insurance for the Elderly	0		Case
1046	Sanctions against Toshiba: The Aftermath of a Scandal	10		Case
1006	Against All Odds: The Campaign in Congress for Japanese American Redress	27		Case
940.2	Regulation of Mud Flaps (Teaching Note)	5		Teaching Note
940.1	The Regulation of Mud Flaps	3		Sequel/Epilogue
940	The Regulation of Mud Flaps	3		Case
885	Among Friends: Lynn Martin, Jerry Lewis, and Race for Chair of House Republican Conference	14		Case
858	Taking Toshiba Public	13		Case
849.1	Buying the Beretta: The Army's Dilemma (Epilogue)	4		Sequel/Epilogue
849	Buying the Beretta: The Army's Dilemma (B)	8		Case
848	Buying the Beretta: The Army's Dilemma (A)	9	Yes	Case