num_pages: 496
description: The tension between Congress as a lawmaking institution and Congress as a collection of re-election-minded politicians has proven to be a powerful and effective way to understand Congress and the legislative process. Over nine editions, thousands of students have benefited from Davidson and Oleszek's tightly organized framework, as well as from their engaging and vivid narrative. Helping students understand the institution's evolution, Congress and Its Members paints broad brush strokes, while effectively showing enough color and detail to ground students in important concepts. Each chapter of the tenth edition will feature new analysis of the most recent and important scholarship. While the authors discuss the overall position and prospects for congressional government, they will include up-to-the-minute details 
language: English
title: Congress & Its Members
titlecomplete: Congress & Its Members
genres: Political Science, History, Textbooks, Politics, Read For School, Reference, Nonfiction, Government, School
ratings_count: 144
publisher: Cq Pr