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Congress and Its Members
20th Edition
- Roger H. Davidson - University of Maryland, USA
- Walter J. Oleszek - Congressional Research Service , American University Washington
- Frances E. Lee - Princeton University, USA
- Eric Schickler - University of California-Berkeley, USA
- James M. Curry - University of Utah
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December 2025 | 608 pages | CQ Press
Congress and Its Members has been the gold standard for Congress courses for thirty years. Now in its 20th edition, the book offers comprehensive and current 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 20th Edition covers the outcomes of the 2024 election and subsequent changes in in congressional organization and leadership. Updated coverage looks at how Congress operates in today's polarized context, including recent procedural changes, policy debates, and interbranch dynamics, as well as a breakdown of data on the members of the new Congress.
Always balancing great scholarship with currency, the book features lively case material along with relevant data, charts, maps, and photos.
The 20th Edition covers the outcomes of the 2024 election and subsequent changes in in congressional organization and leadership. Updated coverage looks at how Congress operates in today's polarized context, including recent procedural changes, policy debates, and interbranch dynamics, as well as a breakdown of data on the members of the new Congress.
Always balancing great scholarship with currency, the book features lively case material along with relevant data, charts, maps, and photos.
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
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
Notes
Index
Supplements
Instructor Resources
Instructor Resources
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Instructor Resources
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