Learn About Congress: Public Criticisms

Almost everyone has some thoughts on how Congress could be improved. This section explores some of the main public criticisms of Congress as well as some of the reforms that have been suggested for improving how Congress works.

	Public Criticisms of Congress Understanding Representative Democracy

	Public Criticisms of Congress

Overview Is This The Congress We Want? We Can't Wait Much Longer To Fix Congress Lobbying Murkiness Undermines Our Trust in Congress Congress Confuses the Public and Itself Congressional Bickering Who Lobbies for the Rest of Us? It's Time for the Public to Fund Congressional Travel Congress Needs to Invigorate Its Ethics System, Not Weaken It Why Congress Must Learn To Look Ahead Broken Budget Process Congress and Individual Liberties A Balanced View of Congress The Money Chase Tackling the Tough Issues Is Congress out of Touch? Congress and the Pork Barrel