Leroy N Rieselbach

Congressional Politics

The Evolving Legislative System

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

'Rieselbach has written a first-rate Congress text. It proves students with extremely well organized, comprehensive, and timely coverage in a no nonsense, but most readable, presentation. He is to be applauded for the fine integration of substantial material in a range of valuable theoretical perspectives.' - Bruce I. Oppenheimer, Vanderbilt University

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 520
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 1995
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 153mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 694g
• ISBN-13: 9780813324586
• ISBN-10: 0813324580
• Artikelnr.: 21817608

Autorenporträt

Leroy N Rieselbach

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Introduction: the Congressional institution
Congress as a political system. Part 2 The Congressional system: the members of Congress - securing a place on Capitol Hill
Congressional committees
Congressional rules and procedures
informal norms and organization
political parties in Congress. Part 3 Inputs to the political system: Congress and the Executive
the lobbyists and Congress
intermittent pressures - public opinion and the courts. Part 4 Outputs of the Congressional system: lawmaking 1 - getting to the floor
lawmaking 2 - on the floor
money and Congressional politics - taxing, spending and deficits
Congressional oversight
legislative representation. Part 5 Congress and the future: Congressional change and reform - proposals and prospects.