In search of the two Congresses -- two Congresses -- Evolution of the modern Congress -- Congress of ambassadors -- Going for it : recruitment and candidacy -- Making it : the electoral game -- Being there : Hill styles and home styles -- deliberative assembly of one nation -- Leaders and parties in Congress -- Committees : workshops of Congress -- Congressional rules and procedures -- Decision making in Congress -- Policy making and change in the two Congresses -- Congress and the President -- Congress and the bureaucracy -- Congress and the courts -- Congress and organized interests -- Congress, budgets, and domestic policy making -- Congress and national security policies -- Conclusion -- two Congresses and the American people -- Party control : presidency, Senate, House, 1901-2017 -- Internships : getting experience on Capitol Hill.