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Item specifics
- Condition
- Book Title
- The American Congress
- Publication Date
- 2013-07-31
- Edition Number
- 8
- Pages
- 452
- ISBN
- 9781107618244
- Subject Area
- Law, Political Science
- Publication Name
- American Congress
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- American Government / Legislative Branch, Government / General, American Government / General
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Features
- Revised
- Item Weight
- 21.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 452 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
110761824X
ISBN-13
9781107618244
eBay Product ID (ePID)
7038643956
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
452 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
American Congress
Publication Year
2013
Subject
American Government / Legislative Branch, Government / General, American Government / General
Features
Revised
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Law, Political Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
21.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
8
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2013-010250
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
328.73
Edition Description
Revised edition
Table Of Content
1. The troubled Congress; 2. Representation and lawmaking in Congress: the constitutional and historical context; 3. Congressional elections and policy alignments; 4. Members, goals, resources, and strategies; 5. Parties and leaders; 6. The standing committees; 7. The rules of the legislative games; 8. The floor and voting; 9. Congress and the president; 10. Congress and the courts; 11. Congress, lobbyists, and interest groups; 12. Congress and budget politics.
Synopsis
Completely up-to-date and with new learning features, the 8th edition of this respected textbook provides a fresh perspective and a crisp introduction to congressional politics. Informed by the authors' Capitol Hill experience and scholarship it features insights from the two Congresses of Obama's presidency, the 2012 elections, health care reform, and an early take on the 113th Congress. The text engages students by emphasizing the importance of a strong legislature in American democracy and has new end-of-chapter discussion questions and further reading. Alongside clear explanations of congressional rules and the law-making process there is a greater wealth of examples from contemporary events and debates, to highlight Congress as a group of politicians as well as a law-making body. These recent developments are presented within the context of congressional political history. This edition is also more visual - timelines and flow-charts have been added and the number of photos has doubled., Completely up-to-date and with new learning features, the 8th edition of this respected textbook provides a fresh perspective and a crisp introduction to congressional politics. Covers the 2012 elections, health care reform, and an early take on the 113th Congress, and shows the importance of strong legislature in American democracy., Completely up-to-date, and with new learning features, the 8th edition of this respected textbook provides a fresh perspective and a crisp introduction to congressional politics. Informed by the authors' Capitol Hill experience and scholarship it features insights from the two Congresses of Obama's presidency, the 2012 elections, health care reform, and an early take on the 113th Congress. The text engages students by emphasizing the importance of a strong legislature in American democracy and has new end-of-chapter discussion questions and further reading. Alongside clear explanations of congressional rules and the law-making process there is a greater wealth of examples from contemporary events and debates, to highlight Congress as a group of politicians as well as a law-making body. These recent developments are presented within the context of congressional political history. This edition is also more visual - timelines and flow-charts have been added and the number of photos has doubled.
LC Classification Number
JK1041 .S65 2013
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