Congress and Its Members
- ISBN-10
- 150636974X
- ISBN-13
- 9781506369747
- Series
- Congress and Its Members
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 632
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-06-10
- Publisher
- CQ Press
- Authors
- Walter J. Oleszek, Roger H. Davidson, Frances E. Lee
Description
The gold standard for Congress courses for over 30 years Congress and Its Members, Sixteenth Edition, by Roger H. Davidson, Walter J. Oleszek, Frances E. Lee, and Eric Schickler, offers readers current, comprehensive coverage of Congress and the legislative process by examining the tension between Congress as a lawmaking institution and as a collection of politicians constantly seeking re-election. The Sixteenth Edition of this best-selling text considers the 2016 elections and discusses the agenda of the new Congress, White House–Capitol Hill relations, party and committee leadership changes, judicial appointments, and partisan polarization, as well as covering changes to budgeting, campaign finance, lobbying, public attitudes about Congress, reapportionment, rules, and procedures. Always balancing great scholarship with currency, the best-seller features lively case material along with relevant data, charts, exhibits, maps, and photos.
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