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The first undergraduate text on Congress written from a rational-choice perspective, Analyzing Congress provides students with the basic analytical tools for understanding congressional politics. In addition to introducing the fundamental concepts of rational-choice theory, the text includes many empirical examples drawn from classic scholarship on Congress.
An (unusual) introduction to the study of Congress -- The Constitutional origins of Congress -- The history and development of Congress -- The choices candidates make : running for Congress -- The choices voters make -- Regulating elections -- Parties and leaders in Congress -- Committees in Congress -- Doing it on the floor : the organization of deliberation and what we can learn from it -- Researching Congress -- The United States Constitution.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [423]-432) and index.
New institutionalism in American politics