Congress Reconsidered

Lawrence C. Dodd, Bruce I. Oppenheimer, Ruth Bloch Rubin, C. Lawrence Evans

• Publisher: CQ Press
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN: 9781071917190
• eBook ISBN: 9781071917220
• Edition: 13
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: American Government
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Since its first edition, Congress Reconsidered was designed to make available the best contemporary work from leading congressional scholars in a form that is both challenging and accessible to undergraduates.

With their Thirteenth Edition, Lawrence C. Dodd, Bruce I. Oppenheimer, and C. Lawrence Evans, and now Ruth Bloch Rubin from the University of Chicago, continue this tradition as their contributors focus on how various aspects of Congress have changed over time. With a strong focus to the historical development of political institutions in their role in preserving democratic government, this bestselling volume remains on the cutting edge with key insights into the workings of Congress.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Publisher Note
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Brief Contents
• Detailed Contents
• Preface
• Contributors
• Part I Patterns and Dynamics of Congressional Change
• 1 The Senate’s Struggle to Govern Itself
• 2 Legacies of Leadership in the Contemporary House of Representatives
• Part II Elections, Constituencies, and Representation
• 3 Voters, Candidates, Parties, and Issues in Congressional Elections
• 4 Partisanship, Money, and Competition: Elections and the Transformation of Congress Since the 1970s
• 5 Candidates and Competition in U.S. House Primaries
• 6 Shaping the Narrative: Congressional Communication and Digital Adaptation
• Part III Parties, Polarization, and Interests
• 7 The Future of Black and Latino Interests in a Diverse and Polarized Congress
• 8 Challenges of Legislating in Partisan Times
• 9 The Undemocratic Senate
• Part IV Congress and the Policy Process
• 10 Carrying the Conflict: The Politics of the Budget and Appropriations Process in the Contemporary Congress
• 11 The Value of Relationships in a Changing Congress
• 12 Reconsidering Lawmaking Effectiveness in a Changing Congress
• 13 Congress: An Enduring Obstacle to Political Parties
• Part V Congress in a Separation of Powers System
• 14 Congress and the Judiciary in a Partisan and Polarized Era
• 15 Investigative Politics in a Polarized Era
• 16 Congress and the Bureaucracy: Back-Channel Policy Making
• 17 Congress, the President, and the Constitutional Order
• 18 The 2024 Congressional Elections and the Uncertain Road Ahead
• Suggested Readings
• Index