PART Ⅰ-THE SOVEREIGN POWERS 1
Ⅰ-The Triangle of Representative Government 1
Ⅱ-The Constitutional Functions of Congress 13
Ⅲ-Controlling and Energizing Public Administration 29
Ⅳ-Congressional Investigations 56
Ⅴ-Representing and Informing the People 87
Ⅵ-The General Powers of Congress 98
Ⅶ-The Specific Powers of Congress 108
PART Ⅱ-ORGANIZATION OF CONGRESS 123
Ⅷ-Composition of Congress 123
Ⅸ-Formal Organization of Congress 137
Ⅹ-The House Legislative Officers 152
Ⅺ-The Senate Legislative Officers 173
Ⅻ-The Committees of Congress 181
PART Ⅲ-PARTICIPANTS IN THE LEGISLATIE PROCESS 201
ⅩⅢ-Role of Political Parties in Legislation 201
ⅩⅣ-Participation of Pressure Groups in Legislation 208
ⅩⅤ-Executive Participation in the Legislative Process 223
ⅩⅥ-Part of Administrative Branch in Lawmaking 234
ⅩⅦ-Participation of Courts in Legislation 251
ⅩⅧ-Congress and the Local Governments 268
PART Ⅳ-PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE 283
ⅩⅨ-The Parliamentary Rules of Congress 283
ⅩⅩ-Sessions and Orders of Business of Congress 293
ⅩⅪ-Formalities in the Sessions 314
ⅩⅫ-Motions and their Precedence 334
ⅩⅩⅢ-Decorum and Debates in Congress 360
PARTⅤ-BILL DRAFTING 397
ⅩⅩⅣ-Basic Principles in Bill Drafting 397
ⅩⅩⅤ-Title and Subject of Acts 425
ⅩⅩⅥ-Preamble and Enacting Clause 460
ⅩⅩⅦ-Purview of Statutes 486
ⅩⅩⅧ-Elements of Legislative Expression 518
ⅩⅩⅨ-Language of Statutes 542
ⅩⅩⅩ-Words and Phrases in Bill Composition 571
ⅩⅩⅪ-Codification 602
PART Ⅵ-CONSIDERATION OF BILLS 633
ⅩⅩⅫ-Introduction and Reference of Bills 633
ⅩⅩⅩⅢ-Committee Stage of Bills 652
ⅩⅩⅩⅣ-Second Reading 669
ⅩⅩⅩⅤ-Methods of Expediting Consideration of BiPs 690
ⅩⅩⅩⅥ-Third Reading 705
ⅩⅩⅩⅦ-Voting 721
PART Ⅶ-LEGISLATIVE AIDS AND RECORDS 745
ⅩⅩⅩⅧ-Legislative Assistance and Research 745
ⅩⅩⅩⅨ-Legislative Records 761
BIBLIOGRAPHY 773
APPENDIXES 787
A． RULES OF THE SENATE 787
B． RULES OF THE HOUSE 817
GENERAL INDEX 843