TY - BOOK N2 - Contains eighteen essays in which political scientists and scholars of public policy examine the performance of the U.S. Congress as a democratic institution, covering ideals and development, elections and representation, structures and processes, policy and performance, and assessments and prospects. AB - Contains eighteen essays in which political scientists and scholars of public policy examine the performance of the U.S. Congress as a democratic institution, covering ideals and development, elections and representation, structures and processes, policy and performance, and assessments and prospects. T1 - The legislative branch / DA - c2005. CY - Oxford ; CY - New York : AU - Quirk, Paul J., AU - Binder, Sarah A. CN - JK1021 CN - JK1021 PB - Oxford University Press, PP - Oxford ; PP - New York : PY - c2005. ID - 427503 SN - 9780195172850 (alk. paper) SN - 019517285X (alk. paper) SN - 9780195309164 (pbk.) SN - 0195309162 (pbk.) TI - The legislative branch / ER -