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ilość książek w kategorii: 2007
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Senate's Role in Confirmation of Political Appointees
ISBN: 9781607411239 / Angielski / Twarda / 187 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Presents an overview of the confirmation process of political appointees. This book identifies, by Senate committee, presidentially appointed positions requiring Senate confirmation based on referrals as of October 31, 2007.
Presents an overview of the confirmation process of political appointees. This book identifies, by Senate committee, presidentially appointed position...
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505,19 |
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Congressional Misconduct
ISBN: 9781607411178 / Angielski / Miękka / 117 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The authority of the United States Senate (as well as of the House) to establish the rules for its own proceedings, to 'punish' its Members for misconduct, and to expel a Member by a vote of two-thirds of Members present and voting, is provided in the Constitution at Article I, Section 5, clause 2.
The authority of the United States Senate (as well as of the House) to establish the rules for its own proceedings, to 'punish' its Members for miscon...
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273,19 |
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Congress: Games and Strategies, Fourth Edition
ISBN: 9780742599758 / Angielski / Miękka / 450 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Congress: Games and Strategies, fourth edition, is an up-to-date look at the 21st century Congress from the perspective of a professional political scientist and congressional staff member turned academic. As such, it provides both academic and real-world insights into the unique and often impenetrable world of our national legislature. Using the most recent academic literature as well as quotes from current members of Congress, it seeks to explore the overlap between theory and reality. The book uses a game analogy as an organizing theme and as a toolbox, recognizing that much of Congress...
Congress: Games and Strategies, fourth edition, is an up-to-date look at the 21st century Congress from the perspective of a professional political sc...
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377,13 |
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Congressional Ambivalence: The Political Burdens of Constitutional Authority
ISBN: 9780813192628 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Examines United States Congress' frequent delegation of power by analyzing primary source materials such as bills, committee reports, and the Congressional Record, and demonstrates that Congress is caught between abdication and ambition and that this ambivalence affects numerous facets of the legislative process.
Examines United States Congress' frequent delegation of power by analyzing primary source materials such as bills, committee reports, and the Congress...
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264,47 |
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One Nation Under Siege: Congress, Terrorism, and the Fate of American Democracy
ISBN: 9780813125886 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, America's political institutions underwent radical changes as they adapted to comprehensive security reforms. While the media exhaustively covered new security protocols in the executive office, little attention was paid to other federal agencies and branches that overhauled their systems to accommodate heightened security requirements.As a congressional fellow living in Washington, D.C., Jocelyn Jones Evans was an eyewitness to the institutional culture of Capitol Hill before and after the 9/11 terrorist attacks as well as during the subsequent...
Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, America's political institutions underwent radical changes as they adapted to comprehensive security reforms....
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156,72 |
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Filibustering: A Political History of Obstruction in the House and Senate
ISBN: 9780226449654 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the modern Congress, one of the highest hurdles for major bills or nominations is gaining the sixty votes necessary to shut off a filibuster in the Senate. But this wasn t always the case. Both citizens and scholars tend to think of the legislative process as a game played by the rules in which votes are the critical commodity the side that has the most votes wins. In this comprehensive volume, ""Gregory Koger shows, on the contrary, that filibustering is a game with slippery rules in which legislators who think fast and try hard can triumph over superior numbers. "Filibustering... In the modern Congress, one of the highest hurdles for major bills or nominations is gaining the sixty votes necessary to shut off a filibuster in ... |
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144,35 |
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Filibustering: A Political History of Obstruction in the House and Senate
ISBN: 9780226449647 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the modern Congress, one of the highest hurdles for major bills or nominations is gaining the sixty votes necessary to shut off a filibuster in the Senate. But this wasn t always the case. Both citizens and scholars tend to think of the legislative process as a game played by the rules in which votes are the critical commodity the side that has the most votes wins. In this comprehensive volume, ""Gregory Koger shows, on the contrary, that filibustering is a game with slippery rules in which legislators who think fast and try hard can triumph over superior numbers. "Filibustering... In the modern Congress, one of the highest hurdles for major bills or nominations is gaining the sixty votes necessary to shut off a filibuster in ... |
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412,44 |
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The Waxman Report: How Congress Really Works
ISBN: 9780446519267 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At a time when some of the most sweeping national initiatives in decades are being debated, Congressman Henry Waxman offers a fascinating inside account of how Congress really works by describing the subtleties and complexities of the legislative process.
For four decades, Waxman has taken visionary and principled positions on crucial issues and been a driving force for change. Because of legislation he helped champion, our air is cleaner, our food is safer, and our medical care better. Thanks to his work as a top watchdog in Congress, crucial steps have been taken to curb abuses on Wall... At a time when some of the most sweeping national initiatives in decades are being debated, Congressman Henry Waxman offers a fascinating inside accou...
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114,15 |
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How Laws Are Made in the U.S.A.
ISBN: 9781608761425 / Angielski / Twarda / 221 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work is intended to provide a basic outline of the numerous steps of America's federal lawmaking process from the source of an idea for a legislative proposal through its publication as a statute.
This work is intended to provide a basic outline of the numerous steps of America's federal lawmaking process from the source of an idea for a legisla...
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597,99 |
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The Case for Congress: Separation of Powers and the War on Terror
ISBN: 9780754675600 / Angielski / Twarda / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Case for Congress: Separation of Powers and the War on Terror examines the constitutional relationship between Congress and the President in the post-September 11 world, arguing that Congress should exercise its legitimate authority in guiding United States policy. While many commentators have focused on the extent of the President's national security and foreign affairs authority, both domestically and abroad, this title focuses on the constitutional authority of Congress to serve as a check on executive power. As a national consensus has developed around the notion that the Bush...
The Case for Congress: Separation of Powers and the War on Terror examines the constitutional relationship between Congress and the President in the p...
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734,66 |
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Environmental Policymaking in Congress: Issue Definitions in Wetlands, Great Lakes and Wildlife Policies
ISBN: 9780415877657 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Utilizing current natural resource policies, this work effectively shows how the wetlands fit a dominance model, the Great Lakes is a bounded model, and wildlife is labeled as a valence model. A must read for all interested in congressional policymaking, this book breaks new ground in our understanding of legislative policymaking.
Utilizing current natural resource policies, this work effectively shows how the wetlands fit a dominance model, the Great Lakes is a bounded model, a...
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156,68 |
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Politics in an Era of Divided Government: The Election of 1996 and Its Aftermath
ISBN: 9780415877640 / Angielski / Miękka / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book describes, explains, and reflects upon the 1996 presidential and congressional elections, devoting equal coverage to three phases of the political process: the major party nominations, the general election, and the subsequent government organization. In doing so, this study links elections and governance.
This book describes, explains, and reflects upon the 1996 presidential and congressional elections, devoting equal coverage to three phases of the pol...
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156,68 |
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Ping Pong & Conference Committees: Resolving Legislative Differences in Congress
ISBN: 9781607419648 / Angielski / Miękka / 111 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The House and Senate must approve an identical version of a measure before it may be presented for the President's approval or veto. This book examines the procedures of amending, and in particular, the consideration of Senate Amendments by the House and House Amendments by the Senate.
The House and Senate must approve an identical version of a measure before it may be presented for the President's approval or veto. This book examine...
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303,61 |
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Legislative Learning: The 104th Republican Freshmen in the House
ISBN: 9780415877534 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Legislative Learning breaks new theoretical and descriptive ground in examining the political perceptions, policy principles and power plays of the influential 104th Republican freshmen in the U.S. House. This even-handed book builds on the work of leading congressional scholars, and provides a detailed evaluation of coalition politics, freshmen style. Barnett shows how political environments can produce legislators who place a premium on their policy-making goals through a nuanced exploration of factors undergirding member perceptions, policy ambitions, class cohesion, and...
Legislative Learning breaks new theoretical and descriptive ground in examining the political perceptions, policy principles and power plays ...
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235,04 |
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Legislative Drafting for Democratic Social Change: A Manual for Drafters
ISBN: 9789041197931 / Angielski / Twarda / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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1678,72 |
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Politics Over Process: Partisan Conflict and Post-Passage Processes in the U.S. Congress
ISBN: 9780472036967 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Analyzes the impacts of partisanship, polarization, and institutional reforms on how the U.S. Congress resolves inter-cameral differences
Analyzes the impacts of partisanship, polarization, and institutional reforms on how the U.S. Congress resolves inter-cameral differences
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102,61 |
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The Roads to Congress 2008
ISBN: 9780739142097 / Angielski / Twarda / 322 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Roads to Congress 2008 offers readers straightfoward and detailed case studies of the campaigns, candidates, key issues, and outcomes of over one dozen of the most important and interesting races of 2008. This includes both House and Senate campaigns, contests from all regions of the country, and seats held by Democrats and Republicans, as well as open seats. Every two years the pageantry of American politics unfolds when all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and roughly one-third of those in the U.S. Senate are up for election. These elections provide voters with an...
The Roads to Congress 2008 offers readers straightfoward and detailed case studies of the campaigns, candidates, key issues, and outcomes of over one ...
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563,24 |
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James Madison Rules America: The Constitutional Origins of Congressional Partisanship
ISBN: 9780742599659 / Angielski / Twarda / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. James Madison Rules America examines congressional party legislative and electoral strategy in the context of our constitutional separation of powers. In a departure from recent books that have described Congress as "the broken branch" or the "Second Civil War," William Connelly argues that partisanship, polarization and the permanent campaign are an inevitable part of congressional politics. The strategic conundrum confronting both parties in the House of Representatives - whether to be part of the "government" or part of the "opposition" - provides evidence of how concretely James Madison's...
James Madison Rules America examines congressional party legislative and electoral strategy in the context of our constitutional separation of powers....
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440,80 |
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Congress and the Nation 2005-2008, Volume XII: The 109th and 110th Congresses
ISBN: 9780872894853 / Angielski / Twarda / 1288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This signature, award-winning resource for perspective and analysis on the U.S. Congress seamlessly guides readers through the policy output of the national legislature. It is the most authoritative reference on congressional trends, actions, and political and policy controversies.
This signature, award-winning resource for perspective and analysis on the U.S. Congress seamlessly guides readers through the policy output of the na...
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1885,62 |
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The Road to War: Congress' Historic Abdication of Responsibility
ISBN: 9780313372353 / Angielski / Twarda / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The Road to War: Congress' Historic Abdication of Responsibility" is a thought-provoking discussion of the ramifications of a shift in the balance of powers between Congress and the Executive Branch with regard to war and peace. To underscore his argument, author Robert Kennedy outlines the intellectual origins of the U.S. Constitution and examines the intent of the Framers on the relationship between Congress and the executive branch in the formulation of foreign and security policy and decisions of war and peace. Kennedy traces the erosion of congressional power from 1789 to the 21st... "The Road to War: Congress' Historic Abdication of Responsibility" is a thought-provoking discussion of the ramifications of a shift in the balance... |
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242,31 |
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