Tables, Figures, and BoxesPrefaceAbout the AuthorsPART 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 PeopleAppendix A Party Control: Presidency, Senate, House, 1901--2023Appendix B Internships: Getting Experience on Capitol HillSuggested ReadingsNotesIndex