Format:
1 online resource (188 pages)
ISBN:
9781847790385
Content:
The role of Congress is essential to any study of American government and politics. This introductory text, aimed at undergraduate students, looks at the workings of the US Congress and uses the Republican period of ascendancy (1994-2000) as an example of how the Congress works in practice.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- List of tables and boxes -- Preface -- 1 Origins and development of Congress -- 2 Congressional elections -- 3 Representatives and Senators -- 4 The committee system -- 5 Parties in Congress -- 6 Floor deliberations and beyond -- 7 President and Congress -- 8 Congress, the media and interest groups -- 9 Assessing the US Congress -- Select bibliography -- Index.
Note:
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780719063084
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780719063084
Additional Edition:
Print version The United States Congress
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
