The American CongressCambridge University Press, 2006 - Всего страниц: 445 The American Congress provides the most insightful, up-to-date treatment of congressional politics available in an undergraduate text. Informed by the authors' Capitol Hill experience and nationally-recognized scholarship, The American Congress presents a crisp introduction to all major features of Congress: its party and committee systems, leadership, and voting and floor activity. The American Congress has the most in-depth discussions of the place of the president, the courts, and interest groups in congressional policy making available in a text. |
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Modern Trends | 1 |
The Constitutional and Historical Context | 25 |
Congressional Elections and Policy Alignments | 53 |
The Rules of the Legislative Game | 91 |
Members Goals Resources and Strategies | 121 |
Parties and Leaders | 153 |
The Standing Committees | 197 |
The Floor and Voting | 241 |
Congress and the President | 271 |
Congress and the Courts | 313 |
Congress Lobbyists and Interest Groups | 341 |
Congress and Budget Politics | 367 |
Notes | 393 |
Suggested Readings | 417 |
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