The Legislative Branch
- ISBN-10
- 0195309162
- ISBN-13
- 9780195309164
- Series
- The Legislative Branch
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 584
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Institutions of American Democracy Series
- Author
- Sarah A. Binder
Description
Contains eighteen essays in which political scientists and scholars of public policy examine the performance of the U.S. Congress as a democratic institution, covering ideals and development, elections and representation, structures and processes, policy and performance, and assessments and prospects.
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