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This article was originally published on The Conversation. Amid all the attention on former President Barack Obamas new book, what may not have shown up in the reviews is mention of a two-page summary that, for legislative scholars like me, includes what may be the shortest and perhaps best description of how legislatures really work, even for political scientists. Based on his time as an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004, the brief passage crystallizes the inner workings of the legislat...