Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 The American Congress: Modern Trends
- 2 Representation and Lawmaking in Congress: The Constitutional and Historical Context
- 3 Congressional Elections and Policy Alignments
- 4 The Rules of the Legislative Game
- 5 Members, Goals, Resources, and Strategies
- 6 Parties and Leaders
- 7 The Standing Committees
- 8 The Floor and Voting
- 9 Congress and the President
- 10 Congress and the Courts
- 11 Congress, Lobbyists, and Interest Groups
- 12 Congress and Budget Politics
- Notes
- Suggested Readings
- Index
- Picture Credits
Contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 The American Congress: Modern Trends
- 2 Representation and Lawmaking in Congress: The Constitutional and Historical Context
- 3 Congressional Elections and Policy Alignments
- 4 The Rules of the Legislative Game
- 5 Members, Goals, Resources, and Strategies
- 6 Parties and Leaders
- 7 The Standing Committees
- 8 The Floor and Voting
- 9 Congress and the President
- 10 Congress and the Courts
- 11 Congress, Lobbyists, and Interest Groups
- 12 Congress and Budget Politics
- Notes
- Suggested Readings
- Index
- Picture Credits
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- The American Congress , pp. v - viPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2005