Congress and its members / Roger H. Davidson, Walter J. Oleszek, Frances E. Lee, Eric Schickler.

Includes bibliographical references (pages S1-S7) and index.

Part I. In search of the two Congresses -- 1. The two Congresses -- 2. Evolution of the modern Congress -- Part II. A. Congress of ambassadors -- 3. Going for it : recruitment and candidacy -- 4. Making it : the electoral game -- 5. Being there : Hill styles and home styles -- Part III. A deliberative assembly of one nation -- 6. Leaders and parties in Congress -- 7. Committees : workshops of Congress -- 8. Congressional rules and procedures -- 9. Decision making in Congress -- Part IV. Policy making and change in the two Congresses -- 10. Congress and the President -- 11. Congress and the bureaucracy -- 12. Congress and the courts -- 13. Congress and organized interests -- 14. Congress, budgets, and domestic policy making -- 15. Congress and national security policies -- Part V. Conclusion -- 16. The two Congresses and the American people -- Appendix A. Party control : presidency, Senate, House, 1901-2017 -- Appendix B. Internships : getting experience on Capitol Hill.