Steven S. Smith

American Congress (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The ninth edition of this respected textbook provides a fresh perspective and a crisp introduction to congressional politics. Informed by the authors' Capitol Hill experience and scholarship, the new edition reflects changes resulting from the November 2014 elections and such developments as (a) a new majority party in the Senate, (b) new campaign spending numbers and election outcomes, rules, committees, leaders, and budget developments, and (c) recent political science literature that provides new perspectives on the institution. The text emphasizes the importance of a strong legislature and has discussion questions and further reading. Alongside clear explanations of congressional rules and the law-making process, there are examples from contemporary events and debates that highlight Congress as a group of politicians as well as a law-making body. These recent developments are presented within the context of congressional political history.

---

Dieser Download kann aus rechtlichen Gründen nur mit Rechnungsadresse in A, B, BG, CY, CZ, D, DK, EW, E, FIN, F, GR, HR, H, IRL, I, LT, L, LR, M, NL, PL, P, R, S, SLO, SK ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781316467176
• Artikelnr.: 44014895

Autorenporträt

Steven S. Smith is a Professor of Political Science, the Kate M. Gregg Distinguished Professor of Social Science, and Director of the Murray Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy at Washington University, St Louis. He has chaired the Legislative Studies Section of the American Political Science Association and has served on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Political Science, The Journal of Politics, and Legislative Studies Quarterly.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The troubled Congress
2. Representation and lawmaking in Congress: the constitutional and historical context
3. Congressional elections
4. Members, goals, resources, and strategies
5. Parties and leaders
6. The standing committees
7. The rules of the legislative game
8. The floor and voting
9. Congress and the president
10. Congress and the courts
11. Congress, lobbyists, and interest groups
12. Congress and budget politics.