TY - BOOK AU - Davidson,Roger H. AU - Oleszek,Walter J. AU - Lee,Frances E. AU - Schickler,Eric TI - Congress and its members SN - 1506369731 PY - 2016/// CY - Loas Angeles PB - Sage KW - United States KW - Congress KW - Legislators N1 - 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 ER -