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| Figures | |
| Tables | |
| Preface | |
| Introduction: Interpreting the Atomistic Congress | p. 3 |
| Candidate-centered Politics and Congressional Change | |
| The Presidential Pulse of Congressional Elections, 1868-1988 | p. 49 |
| The Emergence of the Republican Party in the South, from 1964 to 1988 | p. 73 |
| Changing Patterns of African-American Representation in Congress | p. 107 |
| Quality Candidates in House and Senate Elections, from 1982 to 1990 | p. 141 |
| Institutional Change in the Atomistic Congress | |
| The Growth of the Committee System, from Randall to Gillett | p. 175 |
| Reed and Rostenkowski: Congressional Leadership in Institutional Time | p. 199 |
| Agenda Change and Partisan Resurgence in the House of Representatives | p. 231 |
| The Evolution of Party Leadership in the Modern House | p. 259 |
| Senate Democratic Leadership in the 101st Congress | p. 293 |
| Contributors | p. 333 |
| Index | p. 335 |
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