Congress and Its Members

Congress and Its Members

<p><strong><em><span style="color: black;">The gold standard for Congress courses for over 30 years</span></em></strong><em></em></p><br /><p><em><strong><span style="color: black;">Congress and Its Members, Sixteenth Edition, </span></strong></em><span>by </span><span style="color: black;">Roger H. Davidson, Walter J. Oleszek, Frances E. Lee, and Eric Schickler, offers readers current, comprehensive coverage of 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. <br /><br /><br /><br />The <strong>Sixteenth Edition</strong> of this best-selling text considers the 2016 elections and discusses the agenda of the new Congress, White House–Capitol Hill relations, party and committee leadership changes, judicial appointments, and partisan polarization, as well as covering changes to budgeting, campaign finance, lobbying, public attitudes about Congress, reapportionment, rules, and procedures. Always balancing great scholarship with currency, the best-seller features lively case material along with relevant data, charts, exhibits, maps, and photos.</span></p>