Contents:
Introduction to legislation;
Theories of representation: Direct versus representative democracy; Qualification and election of representatives; "Corruption" in representatives' deliberations;
Theories of the legislative process: Proceduralist theories; Interest group theories; Institutional theories;
Electoral structures: Regulating ballot access and campaigns; Regulation of political parties and their selection of candidates; Campaign finance reform;
Legislative structures: Legislative immunities; Structures that shape legislative deliberation; Effect of outside forces on the legislative process;
Theories of statutory interpretation: Intentional theories; Textual theories; Dynamic theories;
Role of text and precedent in statutory interpretation: Sources for discerning statutory "plain meaning"; Whole act rule and holistic textual sources; Precedent and statutory meaning;
Extrinsic sources for statutory interpretation: Common law; Legislative history; Administrative interpretations;
Substantive canons of statutory interpretation: Overview of the substantive canons; Three important substantive canons; Conclusions about the canons, and about statutory interpretation;
Appendix: Supreme Court's canons of statutory construction.