The Contemporary Congress
2nd Edition
Published on 6. April 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
196 pages
978-0-312-15395-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Contemporary Congress explores the functions of the legislative branch of the US government and its role in providing checks and balances. Drawing on extensive contemporary research the author examines the decentralized Congress of the last forty years as well as focusing on the 105th Congress.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
bibliographies, index
Dimensions
Height: 227 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
303 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-312-15395-3 (9780312153953)
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Burdett A. Loomis
The Contemporary Congress
Book
10/1999
3rd Edition
Palgrave Macmillan
€44.79
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Burdett A. Loomis
The Contemporary Congress
Book
02/1996
Palgrave Macmillan
€40.47
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Content
Preface - Margolies-Mezvinsky, Gingrich, and the Politics of Representation - Congressional Decentralization in Design and Evolution - The Changing Environment of Congressional Politics - Congressional Elections: Roots of the Centrifugal Congress - Congressional Committees - The Individual Enterprise - Parties and Leadership: Capturing the Congress - Presidential-Congressional Relations: Focus, Authority, and Negotiation - The Legislative Process and the Rules of the Game - The Contemporary Congress: Cases and Conclusions - Index