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  1. Congress as a Career: Election to Congress
    1. Using Incumbency to Stay in Congress
      1. The Service Strategy: Taking Care of Constituents
      2. Campaign Fund-Raising: Raking in the Money
      3. Redistricting: Favorable Boundaries for House Incumbents
    2. Pitfalls of Incumbency
      1. Disruptive Issues
      2. Personal Misconduct
      3. Turnout Variation: The Midterm Election Problem
      4. Strong Challengers: A Particular Problem for Senators
    3. Safe Incumbency and Representation
    4. Who Are the Winners in Congressional Elections?
  2. Party Leadership in Congress
    1. The House Leadership
    2. The Senate Leadership
    3. The Power of Party Leaders
  3. The Committee System
    1. Committee Jurisdiction
    2. Committee Members
    3. Committee Chairs
    4. Committees and Parties: Who Is In Control?
  4. How a Bill Becomes Law
    1. Committee Hearings and Decisions
    2. From Committee to the Floor
    3. Leadership and Floor Action
    4. Conference Committees and the President
  5. Congress's Policymaking Role
    1. The Lawmaking Function of Congress
      1. Broad Issues: Fragmentation as a Limit on Congress's Role
      2. Congress in the Lead: Fragmentation as a Policy Making Strength
    2. The Representation of Congress
      1. Representation of States and Districts
      2. Representation of the Nation through Parties
    3. The Oversight Function of Congress
  6. Congress: Too Much Pluralism?





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