Congress of the United States: Bibliography

See R. Dadson, The Role of the Congressman (1969); N. W. Polsby, Congress and the Presidency (2d ed. 1971); L. Fisher, President and Congress (1972); A. Clausen, How Congressmen Decide (1973); J. Kingdon, Congressmen's Voting Decisions (1973); R. Goehlert and J. Sayre, The United States Congress (1981); J. L. Sundquist, The Decline and Resurgence of Congress (1981); M. A. Peterson, Legislating Together: The White House and Capitol Hill from Eisenhower to Reagan (1990); D. R. Mayhew, Divided We Govern (1991); F. M. Bordewich, The First Congress (2016).

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Responsibilities of Congress
• The House of Representatives
• The Senate
• Bibliography

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