The American Legislative Process
Congress and the States
10th Edition
Published on 8. August 2001
Book
Hardback
544 pages
978-0-13-087703-1 (ISBN)
Description
For courses on the Congress, the legislative process, and American political institutions.
This book describes and analyzes the American legislative process using a wide variety of perspectives and sources to encompass legal, behavioral, normative, and historical dimensions. The Tenth Edition has been completely updated to reflect evolving legislatures and the latest literature on the legislative process.
This book describes and analyzes the American legislative process using a wide variety of perspectives and sources to encompass legal, behavioral, normative, and historical dimensions. The Tenth Edition has been completely updated to reflect evolving legislatures and the latest literature on the legislative process.
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Edition
10th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
250 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-087703-1 (9780130877031)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
I. LEGISLATURES AND LEGISLATORS IN THE POLITICAL SYSTEM.
1. The Legislative Task.
2. Legislative Structures and Powers.
3. Representation and Apportionment.
4. Legislators and the Electoral Process.
5. The Legislators.
II. THE LEGISLATIVE STRUCTURE FOR DECISION MAKING.
6. The Committee System.
7. Committees at Work.
8. Debate and Decision Making on the Floor.
III. LEGISLATURES, PARTIES, AND INTERESTS.
9. Political Parties and the Legislative Process.
10. Interest Groups and the Legislative Process.
IV. INTERACTION WITH THE EXECUTIVE AND THE COURTS.
11. The Chief Executive as Legislator.
12. Legislative Oversight of Bureaucracy.
13. Legislative-Judicial Relations.
V. CONCLUSION.
14. The Legislative Process: Problems and Perspectives.
Index.
1. The Legislative Task.
2. Legislative Structures and Powers.
3. Representation and Apportionment.
4. Legislators and the Electoral Process.
5. The Legislators.
II. THE LEGISLATIVE STRUCTURE FOR DECISION MAKING.
6. The Committee System.
7. Committees at Work.
8. Debate and Decision Making on the Floor.
III. LEGISLATURES, PARTIES, AND INTERESTS.
9. Political Parties and the Legislative Process.
10. Interest Groups and the Legislative Process.
IV. INTERACTION WITH THE EXECUTIVE AND THE COURTS.
11. The Chief Executive as Legislator.
12. Legislative Oversight of Bureaucracy.
13. Legislative-Judicial Relations.
V. CONCLUSION.
14. The Legislative Process: Problems and Perspectives.
Index.