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Chapter 12
Congress
Congressional Elections
Who Wins Elections?
Congressional Elections
The Advantages of Incumbents
Advertising:
Credit Claiming:
Congressional Elections
The Advantages of Incumbents
Position Taking:
Weak Opponents:
Campaign Spending:
Congressional Elections
The Role of Party Identification
Defeating Incumbents
Congressional Elections
Open Seats
How Congress is
Organized
to Make Policy
American Bicameralism
The House
The Senate
How Congress is
Organized
to Make Policy
Congressional Leadership
The House
The Senate
How Congress is
Organized
to Make Policy
How Congress is
Organized
to
Make
Policy
Committees and Subcommittees
How Congress is
Organized
to Make Policy
How Congress is
Organized to Make Policy
Legislative oversight
How Congress is
Organized
to Make Policy
Getting on a Committee
How Congress is
Organized to Make Policy
Getting Ahead on the Committee
Committee chair: the most important
influencer of congressional agenda
How Congress is
Organized to Make Policy
Caucuses: The Informal
Organization of Congress
How Congress is
Organized to Make Policy
Congressional Staf
The Congressional
Process
Legislation:
The Congressional
Process
The Congressional
Process
The Congressional
Process
The Congressional
Process
Understanding Congress
Congress and Democracy
Understanding Congress
Congress and Democracy
Understanding Congress
Congress and the Scope of
Government
Summary
Members of Congress make policy.
They have a sizeable incumbency
advantage.
Congress is structurally complex.
Presidents, parties, constituencies,
and interest groups all afect
legislators vote choices.