Preface | |
The Great Compromise | |
Why Not a Parliament? | |
All Laws Necessary and Proper | |
The People's House | |
The Cooling Senate | |
To Get Along, Go Along | |
Campaigns and Constituents | |
Campaigning for Congress | |
The Freshman Class | |
Serving Constituents | |
Media Relations and News Coverage | |
Congress at Work | |
The Committees | |
Turning Bills into Laws | |
House Committees | |
Senate Committees | |
Appropriations: Where Things Happen | |
Floor Proceedings and Coalition Building | |
Debate, Rules, and Procedure | |
Majority Rule in the House | |
Minority Muscle in the Senate | |
Making Laws and Making Sausage | |
Checks and Balances | |
The Chief Legislator | |
Advice and Consent | |
War and Peace | |
Congress Investigates | |
Punishment and Protection | |
Congress and the Courts | |
The Contours of Capitol Hill | |
The Capitol | |
The Members | |
The Staff | |
Lobbyists and Other Visitors | |
Bibliography | |
Notes | |
Index | |
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