The American Congress
Third Edition, Online Version
© Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003

Chapters
 



Chapter (PDF File)
Date 
of Most Recent Version
Preface Preface 2/15/03
Chapter 1  The American Congress:  Modern Trends 2/15/03
Chapter 2 Representation and Lawmaking: The Constitutional and Historical Context 2/15/03
Chapter 3 The Rules of the Legislative Game
2/15/03
Chapter 4 Congressional Elections and Policy Alignments
2/15/03
Chapter 5 Members’ Goals, Resources, and Strategies 2/15/03
Chapter 6 Parties and Leaders 3/03/03
Chapter 7 The Standing Committees 8/18/03
Chapter 8 The Floor and Voting 8/18/03
Chapter 9 Congress and the President 2/28/03
Chapter 10 Congress and the Courts 9/05/03
Chapter 11 Congress, Lobbyists, and Interest Groups 10/20/03
Chapter 12 Congress and Budget Politics 2/28/03
Chapter 13 The Spatial Theory of Legislative Politics
3/11/03