TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smith,Steven S.
AU  - Roberts,Jason M.
AU  - Vander Wielen,Ryan J.
TI  - The American Congress
SN  - 9781107571785 (Paperback : alk. paper)
AV  - JK1041 .S65 2015
U1  - 328.73 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - United States
KW  - Congress
KW  - Legislation
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; The troubled Congress -- Representation and lawmaking in Congress: The constitutional and historical contexts -- Congressional elections and policy alignments -- Members, goals, resources, and strategies -- Parties and leaders -- The standing committees -- The rules of the legislative game -- The floor and voting -- Congress and the President -- Congress and the Courts -- Congress, lobbyists, and interest groups -- Congress and budget politics
ER  -