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1	Men in Black: How the Supreme Court Is Destroying America more books like this by Mark R Levin add to wishlist Examples of judicial power grabs and liberal power plays are exposed in a study that details how judges have openly and defiantly rejected allegiance to the US Constitution they have sworn an oath to uphold. see all copies from £5.60! new only from £9.32! \| first editions
2	Senatorial Privilege more books like this by Leo Damore add to wishlist An account of the Chappaquiddick affair, in which Leo Damore presents evidence to suggest a cover-up. see all copies from £4.98! new only from £31.27! \| first editions
3	The Law more books like this by Frederic Bastiat add to wishlist Originally published in June of 1850, this book which is now more than one-hundred fifty years old is still one of the most popular books published. The author, Frederic Bastiat was a statesman and French economost. At the time of this writing, French was quickly becoming a socialist state. This work by Mr. Bastiat studies, explains and critiques ... see all copies from £5.60! new only from £6.17! \| first editions
4	Congress and Its Members more books like this by Professor Roger H Davidson add to wishlist This guide is designed to help readers make sense of the complex legislative branch of the United States government. This edition examines the growing partisanship on the Hill, Congress' shifting relationship with the President, and the continuing centrality of fiscal issues. see all copies from £4.98! new only from £5.60! \| first editions
5	The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track more books like this by Thomas E Mann, Norman Ornstein add to wishlist In this book, the third of the five trade books for the Institutions of Democracy project, Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein argue that congress faces a crisis of self-identity and role in the American Constitutional System. Congress is supposed to be the driving force behind policy in the nation and a vital check and balance against the executive, ... see all copies from £5.60! new only from £5.92! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	The Politics of Congressional Elections more books like this by Gary C Jacobson add to wishlist Brought completely up-to-date with the latest data from the National Election Study and the Federal Election Commission, and including coverage and analysis of the dramatic 2006 midterm elections, this seminal work continues to offer a systematic account of what goes on in congressional elections and demonstrates how electoral politics reflect and ... see all copies from £1.98! new only from £6.85! \| first editions
7	The Senator: My Ten Years with Ted Kennedy more books like this by Richard E Burke add to wishlist For a decade, Richard E. Burke was closer to Ted Kennedy than anyone outside the Kennedy clan itself. He was often the last to see the Senator at night, and the first to see him in the morning. Now he has broken his silence to tell the truth about Ted Kennedy's political and personal lives - about the high living that made the Senator one of ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.26! \| first editions
8	Rewriting History more books like this by Dick Morris add to wishlist A former insider in the Clinton White House, who was once close to Bill and Hillary, takes a critical view of what he sees as Senator Clinton's effort to rewrite her past and to make herself more palatable to the mainstream public. Much of Morris's heavily researched book responds to Hillary Clinton's LIVING HISTORY, and he acknowledges both her ... see all copies from £2.07! new only from £4.98! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Almanac of American Politics more books like this by Michael Barone add to wishlist This biannually updated almanac contains profiles of every member of Congress, every governor, and the top members of the executive branch of the Federal government. It also includes detailed data on elections and political histories of each Congressional district and every state. see all copies from £5.60! new only from £24.59! \| first editions
10	Inside Congress: The Shocking Scandals, Corruption, and Abuse of Power Behind the Scenes on Capitol Hill more books like this by Ronald Kessler add to wishlist Uses interviews with insiders to reveal the inner workings of the Congress and the behavior of congressional members. see all copies from £2.91! new only from £6.33! \| signed copies \| first editions
11	The logic of Congressional action more books like this by R Douglas Arnold add to wishlist Congress regularly enacts laws that benefit particular groups or localities while imposing costs on everyone else. Sometimes, however, Congress breaks free of such parochial concerns and enacts bills that serve the general public, not just special interest groups. In this book, the author offers a theory that explains not only why special interest ... see all copies from £10.52! new only from £18.89!
12 view cover	Congressional Procedures & the Policy Process more books like this by Walter J. Oleszek add to wishlist Veteran Hill observer Walter J. Oleszek discusses the organizational and political environment of the contemporary Congress and how its rules shape domestic and foreign policy. This book is the definitive work on congressional lawmaking today, providing a detailed look into the interplay of rules, procedures, precedents, and strategies, and ... see all copies from £4.98! new only from £6.23! \| first editions
13 view cover	Legal Issues more books like this by M Ethan Katsh (Editor) add to wishlist This twelfth edition of "Taking Sides: Legal Issues" presents current controversial issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. Each issue is thoughtfully framed with an issue summary, an issue introduction, and a postscript. An instructor's manual with testing material is available ... see all copies from £5.60! new only from £25.80! \| first editions
14 view cover	Congress Reconsidered more books like this by Lawrence C Dodd add to wishlist A collection of 18 essays by scholars, offering a perspective on change in the modern Congress. This sixth edition provides an assessment of the Republican revolution, its electoral aftermath in 1996, and the prospects for a long-term Republican congressional dominance. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.60! \| first editions
15 view cover	Home Style: House Members in Their Districts more books like this by Richard F Fenno, Jr. add to wishlist Reissued as part of the "Longman Classics in Political Science" series, Fenno's landmark study of eighteen members of Congress in their districts features a new Foreword by John Hibbing. Home Style, which won the 1979 Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award and the 1980 D.B. Hardeman prize, has been re-issued in a "Longman Classics" Edition and features a ... see all copies from £6.86! new only from £38.11!
16 view cover	American Congress more books like this by Steven S Smith add to wishlist The American Congress provides the most insightful, up-to-date treatment of congressional politics available in an undergraduate text. Informed by the authors' Capitol Hill experience and nationally-recognized scholarship, The American Congress presents a crisp introduction to all major features of Congress: its party and committee systems, ... see all copies from £5.60! new only from £5.77!
17 view cover	Ruling Class: Inside the Imperial Congress more books like this by Eric Felten add to wishlist Go buy and read Mr. Felten's book, which is pithy, well-written and more certain than a Stephen King novel to keep you awake at night. --The Washington Times see all copies from £4.98! new only from £5.60! \| first editions
18 view cover	Party Polarization in Congress more books like this by Sean M Theriault add to wishlist The political parties in Congress are as polarized as they have been in 100 years. This book examines more than 30 years of congressional history to understand how it is that the Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill have become so divided. It finds that two steps were critical for this development. First, the respective parties' ... see all copies from £9.88! new only from £10.27!
19 view cover	Dance of Legislation more books like this by Eric Redman add to wishlist "The Dance of Legislation" has long been considered a classic description of the legislative process. In it, Eric Redman draws on his two years as a member of Senator Warren Magnuson's staff to trace the drafting and passing of a piece of legislation - S.4106, the National Health Service Bill - with all the maneuvers, plots, counter plots, ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £8.69! \| first editions
20 view cover	House and Senate more books like this by Ross K Baker add to wishlist Drawing on interviews with United States senators who previously served in the House of Representatives as well as journalists and staff members, this volume provides a portrait of the two American Houses of Congress. It describes the important distinctions that separate the House and the Senate. see all copies from £2.52! new only from £5.99! \| first editions
21 view cover	Congress: The Electoral Connection more books like this by Professor David R Mayhew add to wishlist see all copies from £5.60! new only from £11.00!
22 view cover	The House: The History of the House of Representatives more books like this by Robert Vincent Remini add to wishlist The first narrative history of the "People's House," presents a sweeping lookat more than 200 years of democracy in action and is published in conjunctionwith the Library of Congress. see all copies from £5.60! new only from £6.21! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	The American Congress Reader more books like this by Steven S Smith, Jason M Roberts, Ryan J Vander Wielen add to wishlist The American Congress Reader provides a supplement to the popular and newly updated American Congress undergraduate textbook. By the same authors who drew upon Capitol Hill experience and nationally recognized scholarship to present a crisp introduction and analysis of Congress's inner mechanics, the Reader compiles the best relevant scholarship ... see all copies from £11.02! new only from £18.68!
24	All Politics is Local: And Other Rules of the Game more books like this by Tip O'Neill, Thomas O'Neill, Gary Hymel add to wishlist A witty and original primer on how to succeed in politics from the author of the hugely successful Man of the House and an undisputed master of the political game. Full of O'Neil's tales of life in Boston's Irish wards and Washington's back halls. 250 photos. see all copies from £4.98! new only from £7.85! \| first editions
25 view cover	Fight Club Politics: How Partisanship Is Poisoning the House of Representatives more books like this by Juliet Eilperin add to wishlist The House of Representatives - the people's House - is supposed to most closely reflect the needs and desires of ordinary citizens. But, over the past decade, House leaders fearful of losing power have torn the House from its roots. The creation of politically safe, more ideologically-tilted congressional districts through redistricting has ... see all copies from £4.36! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions

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