Congress and its members /
Roger H. Davidson, Walter J. Oleszek, Frances E. Lee, Eric Schickler.
- Fifteenth edition.
- xxv, 479 pages, I35 ; illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages S1-S7) and index.
In search of the two Congresses -- two Congresses -- Evolution of the modern Congress -- Congress of ambassadors -- Going for it : recruitment and candidacy -- Making it : the electoral game -- Being there : Hill styles and home styles -- deliberative assembly of one nation -- Leaders and parties in Congress -- Committees : workshops of Congress -- Congressional rules and procedures -- Decision making in Congress -- Policy making and change in the two Congresses -- Congress and the President -- Congress and the bureaucracy -- Congress and the courts -- Congress and organized interests -- Congress, budgets, and domestic policy making -- Congress and national security policies -- Conclusion -- two Congresses and the American people -- Party control : presidency, Senate, House, 1901-2017 -- Internships : getting experience on Capitol Hill. Part I. 1. The 2. Part II. A. 3. 4. 5. Part III. A 6. 7. 8. 9. Part IV. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Part V. 16. The Appendix A. Appendix B.