Congress and Its Members

Roger H. Davidson: University of Maryland Walter J. Oleszek: Congressional Research Service

Preface

xi

Part 1 In Search of the Two Congresses

1 The Two Congresses

3

(10)

The Dual Nature of Congress

4

(5)

Divergent Views of Congress

9

(4)

2 Evolution of the Modern Congress

13

(26)

Antecedents of Congress

13

(4)

Congress in the Constitution

17

(9)

Institutional Evolution

26

(5)

Evolution of the Legislator's Job

31

(5)

Conclusion

36

(3)

Part 2 A Congress of Ambassadors

3 Going for It: Recruitment and Candidacy

39

(42)

Formal Rules of the Game

40

(4)

Districting in the House

44

(12)

Becoming a Candidate

56

(9)

Nominating Politics

65

(3)

The Money Factor

68

(11)

Conclusion

79

(2)

4 Making It: The Electoral Game

81

(38)

Campaign Strategies

82

(3)

Campaign Resources

85

(5)

Campaign Techniques

90

(6)

The Parallel Campaigns

96

(1)

Who Votes?

97

(3)

How Voters Decide

100

(11)

Election Outcomes

111

(5)

After the Election Is Over

116

(3)

5 Being There: Hill Styles and Home Styles

119

(32)

Hill Styles

120

(12)

Looking Homeward

132

(8)

Office of the Member Inc.

140

(5)

Members and the Media

145

(4)

Conclusion

149

(2)

Part 3 A Deliberative Assembly of One Nation

6 Leaders and Parties in Congress

151

(42)

Leaders of the House

153

(15)

Leaders of the Senate

168

(9)

Selection of Leaders

177

(1)

Leadership Activities

178

(4)

Party Caucuses, Committees, and Informal Groups

182

(3)

Party Continuity and Change

185

(6)

Conclusion

191

(2)

7 Committees: Workshops of Congress

193

(36)

The Purposes of Committees

194

(1)

Evolution of the Committee System

195

(2)

Types of Committees

197

(6)

The Assignment Process

203

(8)

Committee Leadership

211

(1)

Policy Making in Committee

211

(8)

Committee Staff

219

(2)

Committee Reform and Change

221

(5)

Conclusion

226

(3)

8 Congressional Rules and Procedures

229

(32)

Introduction of Bills

231

(3)

Referral of Bills

234

(3)

Scheduling in the House

237

(9)

House Floor Procedures

246

(3)

Scheduling in the Senate

249

(3)

Senate Floor Procedures

252

(4)

Resolving House-Senate Differences

256

(3)

Conclusion

259

(2)

9 Decision Making in Congress

261

(30)

The Power to Choose

262

(1)

Types of Decisions

263

(8)

Determinants of Voting

271

(11)

Legislative Bargaining

282

(6)

Conclusion

288

(3)

Part 4 Policy Making and Change in the Two Congresses

10 Congress and the President

291

(28)

The President as Legislator

291

(14)

The Veto Power

305

(4)

Sources of Legislative-Executive Cooperation

309

(2)

Sources of Legislative-Executive Conflict

311

(2)

The Balance of Power

313

(3)

Conclusion

316

(3)

11 Congress and the Bureaucracy

319

(26)

Congress Organizes the Executive Branch

320

(16)

Congressional Control of the Bureaucracy

336

(7)

Conclusion

343

(2)

12 Congress and the Courts

345

(22)

Constitutional Review

346

(1)

The Court as Referee and Umpire

347

(9)

Advice and Consent for Judicial Nominees

356

(8)

Conclusion

364

(3)

13 Congress and Organized Interests

367

(24)

A Nation of Joiners

367

(3)

Pressure Group Methods

370

(6)

Groups and the Electoral Connection

376

(5)

Groups and Legislative Politics

381

(2)

Informal Groups of Members

383

(1)

Regulation of Lobbying

384

(4)

Conclusion

388

(3)

14 Congress, Budgets, and Domestic Policy Making

391

(28)

Definitions of Policy

391

(2)

Stages of Policy Making

393

(3)

Types of Domestic Policies

396

(2)

Characteristics of Congressional Policy Making

398

(3)

Congressional Budgeting

401

(6)

The 1974 Budget Act

407

(6)

Surpluses Arrive Unexpectedly

413

(1)

The Return of Deficits

414

(3)

Conclusion

417

(2)

15 Congress and National Security Policies

419

(28)

Constitutional Powers

420

(1)

Who Speaks for Congress?

421

(3)

Types of Foreign and National Security Policies

424

(1)

Structural Policies

424

(5)

Strategic Policies

429

(8)

Crisis Policies: The War Powers

437

(5)

Conclusion

442

(5)

Part 5 Conclusion

16 The Two Congresses and the American People

447

(18)

Congress-as-Politicians

448

(4)

Congress-as-Institution

452

(5)

Twenty-first Century Challenges

457

(4)

"The Fundamental Things Apply"

461

(4)

Reference Materials

465

Appendix A. Party Control: Presidency, Senate, House, 1901-2003

466

(2)

Appendix B. Internships: Getting Experience on Capitol Hill

468

(2)

Notes

470

(46)

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