Roger H. Davidson & Walter J. Oleszek 
Congress and Its Members [EPUB ebook] 

Congress and Its Members has been the gold standard for Congress courses for thirty years. Now in its 19th edition, the book offers comprehensive coverage of the U.S. Congress and the legislative process by examining the tension between Congress as a lawmaking institution and as a collection of politicians constantly seeking re-election. 
The 19th edition covers the outcomes of the 2022 election and subsequent changes in in congressional organization and leadership, including the protracted battle for the House speakership. The book’s election coverage details regional shifts in party strength, voting behavior, the use of digital media in congressional elections, and state-level efforts to expand and restrict voting access. Up-to-date information on the diversity of the new Congress in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, and professional background is provided. The politics and outcomes of the 2022 primary elections are covered, as well.

 

Always balancing great scholarship with currency, the book features lively case material along with relevant data, charts, maps, and photos.

Table des matières

Part I • In Search of the Two Congresses

Chapter 1 • The Two Congresses

Chapter 2 • Evolution of the Modern Congress

Part II • A Congress of Ambassadors

Chapter 3 • Going for It: Recruitment and Candidacy

Chapter 4 • Making It: The Electoral Game

Chapter 5 • Being There: Hill Styles and Home Styles

Part III • A Deliberative Assembly of One Nation

Chapter 6 • Leaders and Parties in Congress

Chapter 7 • Committees: Workshops of Congress

Chapter 8 • Congressional Rules and Procedures

Chapter 9 • Decision Making in Congress

Part IV • Policy Making and Change in the Two Congresses

Chapter 10 • Congress and the President

Chapter 11 • Congress and the Bureaucracy

Chapter 12 • Congress and the Courts

Chapter 13 • Congress and Organized Interests

Chapter 14 • Congress, Budgets, and Domestic Policy Making

Chapter 15 • Congress and National Security Policies

Part V • Conclusion

Chapter 16 • The Two Congresses and the American People

Appendix A: Party Control: Presidency, Senate, House, 1901–2023

Appendix B: Internships: Getting Experience on Capitol Hill

Suggested Readings

Notes

Index

A propos de l’auteur

James M. Curry is professor of political science at the University of Utah. He is coauthor of The Limits of Party: Congress and Lawmaking in a Polarized Era (2020); author of Legislating in the Dark: Information and Power in the House of Representatives (2015); and winner of the Alan Rosenthal Prize, the E. E. Schattschneider Award, and the Carl Albert Award. His research appears in the American Political Science Review, Journal of Politics, Perspectives on Politics, and Legislative Studies Quarterly, among other outlets. He received his Ph.D. in government and politics from the University of Maryland, and he previously worked on Capitol Hill in the offices of Rep. Daniel Lipinski and the House Appropriations Committee.