John Haskell

Congress in Context (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The thoroughly expanded and revised second edition features brand-new chapters on Congress and the courts and Congress and interest groups. It also includes expanded coverage of Congress's relationship with the executive branch, campaign finance, and today's major budget issues.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 504
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. April 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429974991
• Artikelnr.: 54140958

Autorenporträt

John Haskell

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations List of Features Preface Acknowledgments PART 1: THE
NATURE AND ORIGINS OF CONGRESS 1. Congress as the Board of Directors 2. The
Two Congresses: Lawmaking and Representation 3. The House and Senate, Party
Leadership and Committees 4. Congressional Elections PART 2: INSIDE
CONGRESS 5. Understanding the Legislative Process 6. Authorizing the Work
of Government 7. The Power of the Purse 8. Federal Budget Issues in the
21st Century 9. The Oversight Power 10. Methods of Congressional Oversight
PART 3: CONGRESS AND OTHERS 11. Congress and the President: The Struggle
over Directing Public Policy 12. Congress and the Courts 13. Interest
Groups and Congressional Policy Making 14. Congress in the 21st century
Appendix: A Century of Congress Glossary of Key Terms Index