Revised edition of: Making the government work / edited by Robert E. Hunter, Wayne L. Berman. 1985. Published in cooperation with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Georgetown University. Rev. ed. of: Making the government work / edited by Robert E. Hunter, Wayne L. Berman. 1985. Includes index.

Introduction /Robert E. Hunter, Wayne L. Berman, John F. Kennedy -- The system CAN work : the Trade Act of 1979 / Richard R. Rivers -- Commentary : On trade / Robert S. Strauss -- Congress and the legislative veto : choices since the Chadha decision / Joseph Cooper -- Commentary : On the congressional veto / Paul Findley -- The many faces of congressional budgeting / Allen Schick -- Commentary : On congressional budgeting / R. James Woolsey -- The War Powers Resolution : a continuing constitutional struggle / Frederick S. Tipson -- Commentary : On war powers / Melvin R. Laird -- Congress : defense and the foreign policy process -- (1.) The MX and strategic policy / Alton Frye -- (2.) The AWACS sale to Saudi Arabia / I.M. Destler -- Commentary : On the MX and the AWACS debates / Richard Cheney -- Foreign policy making on the Hill / Alvin Paul Drischler -- Commentary : On Hill foreign policy making / Clarence D. Long -- Interest groups and lobbying / Norman Ornstein -- Commentary : On interest groups and lobbying / Kenneth M. Duberstein -- Steering committee report : Policy paper on legislative-executive reform / edited by Robert E. Hunter and Wayne L. Berman.