PART Ⅰ-THE SOVEREIGN POWERS

Ⅰ-The Triangle of Representative Government

Ⅱ-The Constitutional Functions of Congress

Ⅲ-Controlling and Energizing Public Administration

Ⅳ-Congressional Investigations

Ⅴ-Representing and Informing the People

Ⅵ-The General Powers of Congress

Ⅶ-The Specific Powers of Congress

PART Ⅱ-ORGANIZATION OF CONGRESS

Ⅷ-Composition of Congress

Ⅸ-Formal Organization of Congress

Ⅹ-The House Legislative Officers

Ⅺ-The Senate Legislative Officers

Ⅻ-The Committees of Congress

PART Ⅲ-PARTICIPANTS IN THE LEGISLATIE PROCESS

ⅩⅢ-Role of Political Parties in Legislation

ⅩⅣ-Participation of Pressure Groups in Legislation

ⅩⅤ-Executive Participation in the Legislative Process

ⅩⅥ-Part of Administrative Branch in Lawmaking

ⅩⅦ-Participation of Courts in Legislation

ⅩⅧ-Congress and the Local Governments

PART Ⅳ-PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE

ⅩⅨ-The Parliamentary Rules of Congress

ⅩⅩ-Sessions and Orders of Business of Congress

ⅩⅪ-Formalities in the Sessions

ⅩⅫ-Motions and their Precedence

ⅩⅩⅢ-Decorum and Debates in Congress

PARTⅤ-BILL DRAFTING

ⅩⅩⅣ-Basic Principles in Bill Drafting

ⅩⅩⅤ-Title and Subject of Acts

ⅩⅩⅥ-Preamble and Enacting Clause

ⅩⅩⅦ-Purview of Statutes

ⅩⅩⅧ-Elements of Legislative Expression

ⅩⅩⅨ-Language of Statutes

ⅩⅩⅩ-Words and Phrases in Bill Composition

ⅩⅩⅪ-Codification

PART Ⅵ-CONSIDERATION OF BILLS

ⅩⅩⅫ-Introduction and Reference of Bills

ⅩⅩⅩⅢ-Committee Stage of Bills

ⅩⅩⅩⅣ-Second Reading

ⅩⅩⅩⅤ-Methods of Expediting Consideration of BiPs

ⅩⅩⅩⅥ-Third Reading

ⅩⅩⅩⅦ-Voting

PART Ⅶ-LEGISLATIVE AIDS AND RECORDS

ⅩⅩⅩⅧ-Legislative Assistance and Research

ⅩⅩⅩⅨ-Legislative Records

BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDIXES

A． RULES OF THE SENATE

B． RULES OF THE HOUSE

GENERAL INDEX