The U.S. Congress: A Very Short Introduction

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Content: PrefaceChapter 1: The Great Compromise -Why Not a Parliament? -All Laws Necessary and Proper -The People's House -The Cooling Senate -To Get Along, Go AlongChapter 2: Campaigns and Constituents -Campaigning for Congress -The Freshman Class -Serving Constituents -Media Relations and News CoverageChapter 3: Congress at Work -The Committees -Turning Bills into Laws -House Committees -Senate Committees -Appropriations: Where Things HappenChapter 4: Floor Proceedings and Coalition Building -Debate, Rules, and Procedure -Majority Rule in the House -Minority Muscle in the Senate -Making Laws and Making Sausage Chapter 5: Checks and Balances -The Chief Legislator -Advice and Consent -War and Peace -Congress Investigates -Punishment and Protection -Congress and the CourtsChapter 6: The Contours of Capitol Hill -The Capitol -The Members -The Staff -Lobbyists and Other VisitorsBibliographyNotesIndex