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  • 1
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    Strengthening Congress (2009)
    Bloomington : Indiana University Press
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    Format: Online-Ressource (xi, 124 p) , 24 cm
    Edition: Online-Ausg. 2010 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
    ISBN: 9780253300324 , 9780253221650
    Content: With the benefit of an insider's perspective, distinguished former congressman Lee H. Hamilton argues that America needs a stronger Congress and a more engaged citizenry in order to ensure responsive and effective democracy. Hamilton explains how Congress has drifted away from the role envisioned for it in the Constitution as a body whose power and influence would be preeminent in the American system of government. He details the steps that Congress should take to re-establish its parity with the executiv
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [117]-119) and index , Cover; Contents; 1 Why We Need to Restore Powerto Congress; The Intent of the Founders; Ceding Responsibilities to the President; Why Does Congress Want to Give up Power?; What It Means When You Take That Oath of Office; 2 A Stronger Voice; Congress Should Do More than Tinker with the Budget; The Decision to Go to War; Initiating Policy; Understanding Congress; 3 Strengthening Congressional Oversight; Broken Oversight; Every Administration Needs Oversight; Oversight Needs to Be Systematic; 4 Restoring the Deliberative Process; Why Congress Needs the Deliberative Process; Omnibus Bills , Congressional Debates Need Facts, Not SpinWhy Congress Isn't Efficient, and Shouldn't Be; Congress Should Not Be Just about Winning; To Govern Well, Return to the Basics; 5 Reducing Excessive Partisanship; Congress Depends on Civility; Why Is Congress So Partisan?; Why Holding the Majority Matters; How Do We Reduce Partisanship?; 6 Strengthening Ethics Enforcement; Congress Needs to Invigorate ItsEthics System, Not Weaken It; Why Ethics Should Matter to Congress; Getting Outside Help; 7 Curbing the Influence of Lobbyists; We Pay a Price for Special-Interest Lobbying , Lobbying Murkiness Undermines Our Trust in CongressTrue Lobbying Reform; In the End, Responsibility Lies with Politicians and the Voters; 8 Strengthening Citizen Participation; Are the People Prepared?; First, We Need an Informed Citizenry; We Also Need a Citizenry That Looks for Candidates Who Respect Congress; Why Political Virtue Matters; The Ten Commandments of Good Citizenship; 9 A Well-Functioning Congress; It Will Search for Remedy; It Will Look Ahead; It Will Help to Set the Agenda; It Will Give Voice to a Diverse People; It Will Forge Consensus; It Will Exercise Judgment , It Will Be Led ResponsiblyIt Will Engage in Genuine Consultation; It Will Seek the Common Good; Appendix 1: How to Judge Congress; Appendix 2: Analyzing Congressional Arguments; Appendix 3: Twelve Ways to Contact Your Member of Congress; Appendix 4: Making Your Case Effectively: Some Do's and Don'ts; Notes; index , Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
    Additional Edition: ISBN 9780253300324
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    Inviting Latino Voters : Party Messages and Latino Party Identification (2004)
    Hoboken : Taylor and Francis
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    gbv_739132350
    Format: Online-Ressource (212 p)
    ISBN: 9780415971829
    Series Statement: Latino Communities: Emerging Voices - Political, Social, Cultural and Legal Issues
    Content: Latino's increasing numbers and their uncertain voting behaviors have enticed Democrats and Republicans to actively court this demographic group, seeking their partisan identification. Through in-depth interviews with campaign strategists, a quantitative analysis of Latino-oriented television advertisements and a survey of Latino citizens, this project examines these efforts
    Note: Description based upon print version of record , Cover; Latino Communities Emerging Voices; Latino Communities: Emerging VoicesAntoinette Sedillo-Lopez, General Editor; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One Organizational Identity, Identification, and Political Parties; Chapter Two The Innovators and the Traditionalists; Chapter Three Invitations for Identification in Latino-Oriented Television Ads; Chapter Four (Party) Identifiers; Chapter Five Partisan Identification; Epilogue; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Notes; Bibliography; Index;
    Additional Edition: ISBN 9780203325957
    Additional Edition: ISBN 9780415971829
    Additional Edition: Print version Inviting Latino Voters : Party Messages and Latino Party Identification
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    A Yankee Horseman in the Shenandoah Valley : The Civil War Letters of John H. Black, Twelfth Pennsylvania Cavalry (2012)
    Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press
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    gbv_1696546877
    Format: 1 online resource (193 pages)
    ISBN: 9781572338838
    Series Statement: Voices of the Civil War Ser
    Content: In many ways, John H. Black typified the thousands of volunteers who fought for the Union during the Civil War. Born in 1834 and raised on his family's farm near Allegheny Township, Pennsylvania, Black taught school until he, like many Pennsylvanians, rushed to defend the Union after the attack on Fort Sumter in April 1861. He served with the Twelfth Pennsylvania Cavalry, one of the Union's most unruly, maligned, and criticized units.Consistently outperformed early in the conflict, the Twelfth finally managed to salvage much of its reputation by the end of the war. Throughout his service, Black penned frequent and descriptive letters to his fiancée and later wife, Jennie Leighty Black. This welcome volume presents this complete correspondence for the first time, offering a surprisingly full record of the cavalryman's service from 1862 to 1865 and an intimate portrait of a wartime romance. In his letters, Black reveals his impassioned devotion to the cause, frequently expressing his disgust toward those who would not enlist and his frustration with friends who were not appropriately patriotic. Despite the Twelfth Pennsylvania's somewhat checkered history, Black consistently praises both the regiment's men and their service and demonstrates a strong camaraderie with his fellow soldiers. He offers detailed descriptions of the regiment's vital operations in protecting Unionists and tracking down and combating guerrillas, in particular John Singleton Mosby and his partisan rangers, providing a rare first-person account of Union counterinsurgency tactics in the Lower Shenandoah Valley. In the midst of portraying heated and chaotic military operations, Black makes Jennie a prominent character in his war, illustrating the various ways in which the conflict altered or nurtured romantic relationships. One of the few compilations of
    Content: Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: 1861 -- Chapter 2: 1862 -- Chapter 3: 1863 -- Chapter 4: 1864 -- Chapter 5: 1865 -- Chapter 6: Postwar Years -- Appendix: Service of the Twelfth Pennsylvania Cavalry -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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    Additional Edition: ISBN 9781572338487
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    Language: English
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    Race, gender, sexuality, and the politics of the American judiciary (2019)
    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
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    Format: 1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 184 Seiten) , Illustrationen
    ISBN: 9781108555500
    Content: The judicial system in a liberal democracy is deemed to be an independent branch of government with judges free from political agendas or societal pressures. In reality, judges are often influenced by their economic and social backgrounds, gender, race, religion, and sexuality. This volume explores the representation of different identities in the judiciary in the United States. The contributors investigate the pipeline, ambition, institutional inclusion, retention, and representation of groups previously excluded from federal, state, and local judiciaries. This study demonstrates how diversity on the bench improves the quality of justice, bolsters confidence in the legitimacy of the courts, and provides a vital voice in decision-making power for formerly disenfranchised populations.
    Content: Machine generated contents note: Qualification, selection, and retirement characteristics of women, minorities, and minority women state Supreme Court judges / Nancy Bays Arrington -- Latinas and the Texas judiciary: the intersection of race, gender, and judiciary / Sharon A. Navarro -- Structural and partisan influences on the ascension of women of color to state appellate courts / Barbara L. Graham and Adriano Udani -- LGBT judges in the US / Donald Haider-Markel and Patrick Gauding -- Race, gender, and the battle to seat Constance Baker Motley, the first black woman appoint to the federal bench / Taneisha Nicole Means -- Diversity abound: will federal judicial appointees mirror a changing citizenry? / Shenita Brazelton and LaTasha Chaffin -- Marked for excellence: race, gender, and the treatment of Supreme Court-worthy nominees to the US Courts of Appeals / Lisa M. Holmes -- Navigating rising to the top: Justice Sotomayor / Samantha L. Hernandez
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    Additional Edition: ISBN 9781108429887
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    Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781108429887
    Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Race, gender, sexuality, and the politics of the American judiciary Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019 ISBN 9781108429887
    Language: English
    Keywords: USA ; Justiz ; Richter ; Soziale Herkunft ; Rechtssoziologie ; Aufsatzsammlung
    DOI: 10.1017/9781108555500
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    Political competition, partisanship, and policy making in Latin American public utilities (2009)
    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
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    gbv_883324768
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 292 pages) , digital, PDF file(s)
    ISBN: 9780511813092
    Series Statement: Cambridge studies in comparative politics
    Content: This book studies policymaking in the Latin American electricity and telecommunication sectors. Murillo's analysis of the Latin American electricity and telecommunications sectors shows that different degrees of electoral competition and the partisan composition of the government were crucial in resolving policymakers' tension between the interests of voters and the economic incentives generated by international financial markets and private corporations in the context of capital scarcity. Electoral competition by credible challengers dissuaded politicians from adopting policies deemed necessary to attract capital inflows. When electoral competition was low, financial pressures prevailed, but the partisan orientation of reformers shaped the regulatory design of market-friendly reforms. In the post-reform period, moreover, electoral competition and policymakers' partisanship shaped regulatory redistribution between residential consumers, large users, and privatized providers
    Content: Voice and light : the politics of telecommunications and electricity reform -- Political competition and policy adoption -- Casting a partisan light on regulatory choices -- Postreform regulatory redistribution in Chile -- Postreform regulatory redistribution in Argentina and Mexico -- A multilevel analysis of market reforms in Latin American public utilities -- Conclusion
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    Additional Edition: ISBN 9780521884310
    Additional Edition: ISBN 9780521711227
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    Language: English
    DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511813092
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    Brent Scowcroft : Internationalism and Post-Vietnam War American Foreign Policy (2011)
    Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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    gbv_1696472717
    Format: 1 online resource (178 pages)
    ISBN: 9780742570429
    Series Statement: Biographies in American Foreign Policy
    Content: As National Security Advisor to President Gerald Ford, advisor to President Ronald Reagan, and as National Security Advisor to President George H. W. Bush, Brent Scowcroft was at the center of the ongoing debate over how to shape American foreign policy in the post-war world. As David F. Schmitz makes clear in his new biography, Scowcroft was a realist in his outlook on American foreign policy and an heir to the Cold War internationalism that had shaped that policy since 1945. The type of bi-partisan cooperation and internationalism that marked the pre-Vietnam War years served as Scowcroft's guide to how to defend American interests and promote U.S. values and institutions globally. While not always successful, Scowcroft provided a consistent internationalist voice in the midst of change.
    Content: Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Chronology -- Introduction: Internationalism and Post-Vietnam War Foreign Policy -- 1 -- Accidental Policy Maker -- 2 -- Constructing a Post-Vietnam War Foreign Policy -- 3 -- Internationalism Under Fire -- 4 -- Internationalism Triumphant: The Fall of the Berlin Wall and the End of the Cold War -- 5 -- The Gulf War and the New World Order -- 6 -- Elder Statesman -- Bibliographic Essay -- About the Author.
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    From Poverty to History Maker : An Autobiography (2014)
    Lanham, MD : UPA
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    gbv_1023839369
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource (244 pages)
    ISBN: 9780761863083
    Content: This book describes how Robert "Bob" Holmes, a former juvenile delinquent, rose from humble beginnings in West Virginia and Harlem, New York to become an influential voice in academics and politics. This book provides an analysis of four decades of Georgia legislative politics from the perspective of a political insider
    Content: Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 The Early Childhood and Formative Years: Poverty and Segregation -- Chapter 2 Higher Education Experiences and My Early Professional Career -- Chapter 3 Civic, Political and University Activities in Atlanta -- Chapter 4 The 1974 Election Campaign and Early Years in Political Office -- Chapter 5 Atlanta and Georgia Politics in the 1970s and 1980s -- Chapter 6 Family, University, Business and Civic Developments -- Chapter 7 The Southern Center and Decline of the Political Science Program -- Chapter 8 The Georgia General Assembly in the 1990s -- Chapter 9 Election Reform and Other Policy Issues -- Chapter 10 My Final Years in Academia, 2000-2005 -- Chapter 11 Partisan Politics and the Georgia Legislature -- Chapter 12 The Political Struggle Over Education Reform -- Chapter 13 Republican Control of the Georgia General Assembly and Adverse Impacts -- Chapter 14 The Retirement Years
    Additional Edition: ISBN 9780761863076
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