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Guide Picks - Top 3 Books on Congress & Government |
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1) "The Dance of
Legislation, by Eric Redman"
Long considered a standard in books describing the congressional process
of lawmaking, Redman's "Dance of Legislation" tracks a single
controversial bill along its two-year trip through Congress. Rather than
glorious praise of the lawmaking process, Redman presents a the
nitty-gritty of bureaucratic infighting and politics in colorful and
captivating manner.
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2) "Interest
Groups and Congress: Lobbying, Contributions and Influence"
In "Interest Groups and Congress", John Wright surveys the history, organization,
aims and processes of interest groups to explain how they influence and affect
public policy and opinion in the US Congress. Throughout, he holds to a
consistent and unifying theme: that interest groups wield influence through “the
strategic presentation of specialized information to members of congress
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3) "100 Key Documents
in American Democracy, by Peter B. Levy (Editor)"
From Powhatan's1609 "Letter to John Smith" to Jesse
Jackson's speech at the 1988 Democratic National Convention, these
100 documents capture the essence and history of the building of
modern American democracy in the words of the people who lived it.
Each of the chronology arranged documents is set in historical
context by a preface. Books for additional research are suggested
for each document.
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