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Search Amazon Search: Books Keywords: Search Powell's Find books by and about Political Science at Powell's Books. The U.S. Congress is the legislative branch of the United States government. It makes the laws which govern the people. It is made up of two houses, the House of Representatives (435 members in 2005, based on population) and the Senate (100 members - two from each state). The powers of Congress are outlined in Article I, section 8, of the Constitution of the United States. Congress for Dummies, by David Silverberg Congress and Its Members, by Roger H. Davidson How Congress Works and Why You Should Care, by Lee H. Hamilton Politics or Principle: Filibustering in the United States Senate, by Sarah A. Binder The American Congress: The Building of Democracy, by Julian E. Zelizer The House and Senate Explained: The People's Guide to Congress, by Ellen Greenberg Disjointed Pluralism: Institutional Innovation and the Development of the U.S. Congress, by Eric Schickler How Congress Evolves: Social Bases of Institutional Change, by Nelson W. Polsby Constitutional Conflicts Between Congress and the President, by Louis Fisher Congressional Procedures and the Policy Process, by Walter J. Oleszek Interest Groups and Congress: Lobbying, Contributions and Influence, by John R. Wright Congress from the Inside: Observations from the Majority and the Minority, by Sherrod Brown

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