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Congress of the U.S.

Congress A to Z: A Ready Reference Encyclopedia. Congressional Quarterly, 2001. Covers the workings of the House and Senate through extensive essays and short descriptive entries.

How Congress Works. Congressional Quarterly, 1998. A clear overview of the internal structure and workings of the U.S. Congress.

Baker, Ross K. House and Senate. 3rd ed. Norton, 2000. A portrait of the interplay between Congress's two principal chambers.

Davidson, Roger H., and Walter J. Oleszek. Congress and its Members. Congressional Quarterly, 2002. Good introductory textbook.

Elving, Ronald D. Conflict and Compromise: How Congress Makes the Law. Simon & Schuster, 1995. The political editor of the Congressional Quarterly looks at how a bill becomes law, both on the open floors of Congress and behind closed doors.

Foerstel, Karen N., and Herbert N. Foerstel. Climbing the Hill: Gender Conflict in Congress. Greenwood Publishing, 1996. Explores the history and current status of women members and staff on Capitol Hill.

Greenberg, Ellen. The House and Senate Explained: The People's Guide to Congress. Norton, 1996. Good introduction to the legislative branch: its players, workings, and jargon.

Mayhew, David R. America's Congress: Actions in the Public Sphere, James Madison through Newt Gingrich. Yale University Press, 2000. Places the role of Congress in a new light by examining the institution's history.

Oleszek, Walter. Congressional Procedures and Policy process. 5th ed. Congressional Quarterly, 2000. Definitive work on congressional lawmaking.

Ritchie, Donald A. The Congress of the United States: A Student Companion. 2nd ed. Oxford University Press, 2001. A reference book with essays for students in grade 8 and up.

Sinclair, Barbara. Legislators, Leaders and Lawmaking: The U.S. House of Representatives in the Post-Reform Era. John Hopkins University Press, 1998. A study of the growing power of the House in American politics.

Weber, Michael. Our Congress. Millbrook, 1994, 1996. For readers in grades 3 to 6.

For younger readers

Ritchie, Donald A. The Young Oxford Companion to the Congress of the United States. Oxford University Press, 1993. For readers in grades 7 and up.

Sandak, Cass R. Congressional Committees. Twenty-First Century, 1995. For readers in grades 4 to 6.

Stein, R. Conrad. The Powers of Congress. Children's Press, 1995. For readers in grades 3 to 5.

Weber, Michael. Our Congress. Millbrook, 1996. For readers in grades 3 to 6.

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