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Contents

Richard Fenno's Research Agenda and the Study of Congress
Morris P. Fiorina and David W. Rohde     1

Constituency Service, Reputation, and the Incumbency Advantage
Douglas Rivers and Morris P. Fiorina     17

Congressional Recruitment and Political Context
Linda L. Fowler     47

Home Style and Committee Behavior: The Case of Richard Nolan
Robert P. Weber     71

Administrative Goals, Environments, and Strategies
J. Theodore Anagnoson     95

The Transformation of the U.S. Senate: Toward a Rational Choice Explanation of Institutional Change
Barbara Sinclair     113

"Something's Happening Here; What It Is Ain't Exactly Clear": Southern Democrats in the House of Representatives
David W. Rohde     137

A Rationale for Restricted Rules
Keith Krehbiel     165

Penultimate Power: Congress Committees and the Legislative Process
Kenneth A. Shepsle and Barry R. Weingast     199

Power and Order in Congress
John H. Aldrich     219

Contributors     253

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Explores the activities of members of Congress in their constituencies and in Washington