A ready-reference encyclopedia, now in its Third Edition, detailing the workings and personalities of the U.S. Congress, written in language that will be comprehensible to any level of researcher. 250 entries provide in-depth coverage of how Congress functions. Entries range from short definitions to a series of core essays exploring the legislative process, the seniority system, the committee system, the budget process, and other broad areas.

    A: A; Abscam Scandal; Adams, John Quincy; Adjournment; Advice and Consent; Aging Committees, House and Senate; Agriculture Committee, House; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, Senate; Albert, Carl B.; Aldrich, Nelson W.; Allison, William B.; Amendments; Appeal; Appointment Power; Appropriations Bills; Appropriations Committee, House; Appropriations Committee, Senate; Armed Services Committee, House; Armed Services Committee, Senate; Army-McCarthy Hearings; At-Large Representative; Authorization Bills; B: B; Baker, Howard H., Jr; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Senate; Barkley, Alben W; Bells, Legislative; Benton, Thomas Hart; Beveridge, Albert J; Bill; Blacks in Congress; Blaine, James G; Boiling, Richard; Borah, William E; Budget Committee, House; Budget Committee, Senate; Budget Process; Budget Terms; Byrd, Robert C; C: C; Calendar; Calendar Wednesday; Calhoun, John C.; Campaign Committees; Campaign Financing; Cannon, Clarence; Cannon, Joseph G; Cannonism; Capitol Building; Capitol Hill; Caucuses, Party; Caucuses, Special; Censure; Chadha Decision; Chaplain; Children, Youth, and Families Committee, House Select; Christmas Tree Bill; Clark, James B. “Champ”; Clay, Henry; Clerk of the House; Clinton Impeachment Trial; Cloakrooms; Cloture; Commerce Committee, House; Commerce Power; Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, Senate; Committee Action; Committee of the Whole; Committee on Committees; Committee System; Concurrent Resolution; Conference Committees; Confirmation; Conflict of Interest; Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act; Congressional Budget Office; Congressional Directory; Congressional Record; Congressional Research Service; Conkling, Roscoe; Connally, Tom; Conservative Coalition; Constitutional Amendments; Contempt of Congress; Continuing Resolution; Courts and Congress; D: D; Debt Limit; Deferral; Deficit; Delegates; Dies Committee; Direct Election of Senators; Dirksen, Everett; Discharge a Committee; Disciplining Members; District of Columbia and Congress; District of Columbia Committee, House; Dole, Robert; Doorkeeper, House; Douglas, Stephen A.; E: E; Economic Committee, Joint; Education and the Workforce Committee, House; Electing the President; Enacting Clause; Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Senate; Engrossed Bill; Enrolled Bill; Entitlements; Environment and Public Works Committee, Senate; Ervin, Sam J., Jr; Ethics; Ethics Committee, House; Ethics Committee, Senate Select; Executive Branch and Congress; Executive Privilege; Executive Session; Expulsion; Extensions of Remarks; F: F; Federal Register; Filibuster; Finance Committee, Senate; Financial Disclosure; Fiscal Year; Floor Debate; Floor Manager; Foley, Thomas S.; Ford, Gerald R.; Foreign Relations Committee, Senate; Foreign Travel; Former Members of Congress; Franking Privilege; Fulbright, J. William; G: G; General Accounting Office; Gephardt, Richard A.; Germaneness; Gerrymandering; Gingrich, Newt; Glenn, John; Gore, Albert, Jr.; Governmental Affairs Committee, Senate; Government Printing Office; Government Reform Committee, House; Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act; Great Society; H: H; Hart, Philip A.; Hastert, Dennis; Hayden, Carl; Hayne, Robert Y.; Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Senate; Hispanics in Congress; Historic Milestones; Holds; House Administration Committee; House Administrator; House Bank and Post Office Scandals; House Manual; House of Representatives; Humphrey, Hubert H.; Hunger Committee, House Select; I: I; Immunity, Congressional; Impeachment Power; Impoundment of Funds; Indian Affairs Committee, Senate; Intelligence Committees, House and Senate Select; Internal Security Subcommittee; International Relations Committee, House; Investigations; Iran-Contra Affair; J: J; Jefferson's Manual; Johnson, Hiram; Johnson, Lyndon B.; Johnson Impeachment Trial; Joint Resolution; Joint Session; Judiciary Committee, House; Judiciary Committee, Senate; Junkets; Jurisdiction; K: K; Keating Five Scandal; Kefauver, Estes; Kennedy, Edward M.; Kennedy, John F.; L: L; La Follette, Robert M., Sr.; Lame-Duck Amendment; Lame-Duck Session; Laws; Leadership; Legislation; Legislation Declared Unconstitutional; Legislative Day; Legislative Obstruction; Legislative Process; Legislative Veto; Library Committee, Joint; Library of Congress; Lobbying; Lodge, Henry Cabot; Logrolling; Long, Huey P.; Long, Russell B.; Longworth, Nicholas; Lott, Trent; M: M; McCarthy, Joseph R.; McCormack, John W.; Mace, House; Madison, James; Majority Party Control; Mansfield, Mike; Marbury v. Madison; Markup; Martin, Joseph W., Jr.; Members of Congress: Characteristics; Members: Service Records; Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, House; Michel, Robert H.; Mills, Wilbur D.; Mitchell, George J.; Morning Business; Morning Hour; Motions; N: N; Narcotics Abuse and Control Committee, House Select; Natcher, William H.; New Deal; Nixon, Richard; Nixon Impeachment Effort; Norris, George W.; O: O; Oath of Office; Office of Technology Assessment; Omnibus Bills; O'Neill, Thomas P., Jr.; Organization of Congress Committee, Joint; Oversight Power; P: P; Pages; Parliamentarian; Parties, Political; Party Discipline; Patronage; Pay and Perquisites; Petition; Point of Order; Policy Committee; Political Action Committees (PACs); Pork-Barrel Politics; Post Office and Civil Service Committee, House; Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr.; POW/MIA Affairs Committee, Senate Select; President and Congress; Presidential Disability and Succession; President Pro Tempore; Presidents Who Served in Congress; Presiding Officer; Press and Congress; Previous Question; Printing Committee, Joint; Private Bill; Privilege; Progressive Era; Purse, Power of; Q: Q; Quorum; R: R; Randolph, John; Rankin, Jeannette; Rayburn, Sam; Readings of Bills; Reapportionment and Redistricting; Recess; Recess Appointment; Recommittal Motion; Reconciliation; Reconsider, Motion to; Reconstruction Era; Reed, Thomas Brackett; Reform, Congressional; Regional Whips; Removal Power; Report; Reprimand; Rescission; Resident Commissioner; Resolution; Resources Committee, House; Rider; Rule for House Debate; Rules, House and Senate; Rules and Administration Committee, Senate; Rules Committee, House; Russell, Richard B.; S: S; Science Committee, House; Seating Disputes; Secretary of the Senate; Senate; Senate Manual; Senatorial Courtesy; Seniority System; Separation of Powers; Sequestration; Sergeant-at-Arms; Sessions of Congress; Sherman, John; Small Business Committees, House and Senate; Smith, Howard W.; Smith, Margaret Chase; Speaker of the House; Special Orders; Speech or Debate Clause; Staff; Standards of Official Conduct Committee, House; State of the Union; States and Congress; Steering and Policy Committee; Stennis, John C.; Stevens, Thaddeus; Structure and Powers; Subpoena Power; Substitute; Sumner, Charles; Supreme Court; Suspension of the Rules; T: T; Table, Motion to; Taft, Robert A.; Tax and Tariff Powers; Taxation Committee, Joint; Teapot Dome; Television; Terms and Sessions of Congress; Thurmond, Strom; Tie Votes; Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, House; Treaty-Making Power; Truman, Harry S.; U: U; Un-American Activities Committee; Unanimous Consent; Unanimous Consent Agreement; Underwood, Oscar W.; V: V; Vandenberg, Arthur H.; Veterans'Affairs Committees, House and Senate; Vetoes; Vice President; Voters and Congress; Voting in Congress; W: W; War Powers; Watergate Scandal; Ways and Means Committee, House; Webster, Daniel; Wesberry v. Sanders; Whips; Whitten, Jamie L.; Women in Congress; Women's Suffrage; Wright, Jim; Y: Y; Yeas and Nays; Yielding; Youth Franchise; Z: Z; Zone Whips

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