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The Process
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Norms and Rules
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Asher, Herbert B. "The Learning of Legislative Norms." In Classics.
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Committees
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Hinckley, Barabara. "Policy Content, Committee Membership, and
Behavior." In Classics. Chapter 18.
Cox, Gary W. and Mathew D. McCubbins. "Controlling the Legislative
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Party Leadership
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Stewart, John G. "Two Strategies of Leadership: Johnson and
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Cooper, Joseph and David W. Brady. "Institutional Context and Leadership
Style." In Classics. Chapter 22.
Rohde, David. "The Changing Role and Impact of Parties and
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DeParle, Jason. "Rant, Listen, Exploit, Scare, Help, Manipulate,
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Interest Groups
Berry, Jeffrey M. The Interest Group Society. 3d ed. New York: Longman,
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DeGregorio, Christine. "Assets and Access: Linking Lobbyists and
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Bonner, Jack and Howard Marlowe. "Comments on the Congressional
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Voting Decisions
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Kingdon, John W. "Models of Legislative Voting." In Classics. Chapter
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Arnold, Douglas R. "Strategies for Coalition Leaders." In Classics.
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Dixit, Avinash K. and Barry J. Nalebuff. Thinking Strategically: The
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Simulation
Foundations
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"Brutus" [Robert Yates]. Letter
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"Publius" [James Madison]. Federalist
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"Publius" [James Madison]. Federalist
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Legislative Development
Weisberg, et al. "How Do Legislatures Change?" In Classics. Chapter
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Dodd, Lawrence C. "Congress and the Quest for Power." In Classics.
Chapter 4.
Representation
Fiorina, Morris P.
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National Government. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994. *
Cooperman, Rosalyn and Bruce I. Oppenheimer. "The Gender Gap in the
House of Representatives." In Congress Reconsidered. 7th
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Weisberg et al. "What is Representation?" In Classics.
Chapter 5.
Miller, Warren E. and Donald E. Stokes. "Constituency Influence in
Congress." In Classics. Chapter 6.
Fenno, Richard F., Jr. "U.S. House Members in Their Constituencies: An
Exploration." In Classics. Chapter 7.
Barnes, Fred. "The Unbearable Lightness of Being a Congressman." In
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Elections
Weisberg et al. "How Do Candidates Affect Elections?" In Classics.
Chapter 8.
Rohde, David W. "Risk-Bearing and Progressive Ambition." In Classics.
Chapter 9.
Mayhew, David R. "Congressional Elections: The Case of the Vanishing
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Jacobson, Gary C. and Samuel Kernell. "Strategic Politicians." In Classics.
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Assessments and Alternatives
Hibbing, John R. "Appreciating Congress." In Congress and the
Decline of Public Trust. Edited by Joseph Cooper.
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