Congress in Context

ISBN-13: 9780367097714 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 504 str.

John Haskell

Opis

The thoroughly expanded and revised second edition features brand-new chapters on Congress and the courts and Congress and interest groups. It also includes expanded coverage of Congress's relationship with the executive branch, campaign finance, and today's major budget issues.

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List of illustrations List of Features Preface Acknowledgments PART 1: THE NATURE AND ORIGINS OF CONGRESS 1. Congress as the Board of Directors 2. The Two Congresses: Lawmaking and Representation 3. The House and Senate, Party Leadership and Committees 4. Congressional Elections PART 2: INSIDE CONGRESS 5. Understanding the Legislative Process 6. Authorizing the Work of Government 7. The Power of the Purse 8. Federal Budget Issues in the 21st Century 9. The Oversight Power 10. Methods of Congressional Oversight PART 3: CONGRESS AND OTHERS 11. Congress and the President: The Struggle over Directing Public Policy 12. Congress and the Courts 13. Interest Groups and Congressional Policy Making 14. Congress in the 21st century Appendix: A Century of Congress Glossary of Key Terms Index

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John Haskell