This book challenges the easy assumption that Congressional procedure is descending into nothing more than chaotic brutishness or eternal stalemate. Instead, it explains the transformation of the traditional model about "how a bill becomes a law" before 2000, into the new current model in which Congress acts very differently.
This book challenges the easy assumption that Congressional procedure is descending into nothing more than chaotic brutishness or eternal stalemate. Instead, it explains the transformation of the traditional model about "how a bill becomes a law" before 2000, into the new current model in which Congress acts very differently.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Charles Tiefer is professor of legislation at the University of Baltimore Law School, and the author of five books including the only treatise on Congressional procedure, Congressional Practice and Procedure (1989). As General Counsel (Acting) of the U.S. House of Representatives during 1984 to 1995, he represented Congress in court and led numerous Congressional investigations. In 2008-2011 he served on the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan, and is a regular contributor to Forbes.com. He often discusses Congressional procedure in print and broadcast media.
Inhaltsangabe
Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview Chapter 2 Bicameral Agreement: Conferences and Ping-Ponging Chapter 3 Running the Polarized House: Polarization, the Hastert Rule, and the Fettered Floor Chapter 4 Trying to Work with the Polarized Senate Chapter 5 Cloture in the Often-Blocked Senate Chapter 6 The Budget Process Serving Polarized Chambers Chapter 7 Appropriations Chapter 8 Change Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview Chapter 2 Bicameral Agreement: Conferences and Ping-Ponging Chapter 3 Running the Polarized House: Polarization, the Hastert Rule, and the Fettered Floor Chapter 4 Trying to Work with the Polarized Senate Chapter 5 Cloture in the Often-Blocked Senate Chapter 6 The Budget Process Serving Polarized Chambers Chapter 7 Appropriations Chapter 8 Change Bibliography Index
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