Congress and Its Members, Fourteenth Edition
- ISBN-10
- 1608716422
- ISBN-13
- 9781608716425
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 664
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-07-22
- Publisher
- CQ Press
- Authors
- Walter J. Oleszek, Roger H. Davidson, Frances E. Lee
Description
Incorporating the crucial updates and new research you expect, the thirteenth edition of Congress and Its Members remains a trusted resource for introducing students to the legislative branch. As thousands of undergraduates have learned, focusing on Congress as not only a legislative body, but also as a group of reelection-minded politicians, is an extraordinarily effective way to understand the institution and the law-making process. In addition to featuring new examples and cases drawn from recent congressional politics-including the battles over health care reform, financial regulations, economic stimulus, fiscal management, and tax policy-the authors also integrate new scholarship on representation, congressional elections, lobbying influence, and the relationship between Congress and the Court. The thirteenth edition also features analysis of: * the 2010 congressional campaigns and elections; * party and leadership changes for the 112th Congress; * executive-legislative relations under President Obama; * new procedures in the House and Senate; * budgeting in an era of huge deficits; * the heightened importance of lobbyists in legislative policymaking; * public attitudes about Congress as dysfunctional, even corrupt; and * the courts and their impact on the interpretation of congressional statutes, the scope of congressional power, and the reach of statutory campaign finance regulations.
Get the book
Other editions
Similar books
-
Congress and Its Members
By Walter J. Oleszek, Roger H. Davidson, Frances E. LeeNew York: Pearson Longman, 2013. Jacobson, Gary C., and Samuel Kernell. Strategy and Choice in Congressional Elections. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1981. Lawless, Jennifer L. Becoming a Candidate: Political Ambition and the ...
-
Congress and the Politics of National Security
By David P. Auerswald, Colton C. CampbellThis volume examines variation in the ways Congress has engaged federal agencies overseeing our nation's national security as well as various domestic political determinants of security policy.
-
The American Congress Reader
By Steven S. Smith, Jason M. Roberts, Ryan J. Vander WielenBy the same authors who drew upon Capitol Hill experience and nationally recognized scholarship to present a crisp introduction and analysis of Congress's inner mechanics, the Reader compiles the best relevant scholarship on party and ...
-
The Congressional Experience: A View From The Hill
By David Price, Professor of Medical Law David PriceEveryone blames Congress; no one explains it. Congressman David Price, noted scholar and former professor of political science, is uniquely qualified to guide us through the labyrinth of rules, roles,...
-
Legislative Effectiveness in the United States Congress
By Craig Volden, Alan E. Wiseman... 91n.18 Frank, Barney, 34n.33, 34 Franklin, Benjamin, 197 Franks, Gary, 99n.35 Frantzich, Stephen, 23n.18, 43n.62, 45n.65, ... 7 General Accounting Office Act of 1980, 137n.13 Obama Administration, 124–125, 154 Paul G. Rogers, 137, ...
-
The Federalist Papers
By Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John JayClassic Books Library presents this brand new edition of “The Federalist Papers”, a collection of separate essays and articles compiled in 1788 by Alexander Hamilton.
-
Unorthodox Lawmaking: New Legislative Processes in the U.S. Congress
By Barbara SinclairTwo entirely new case study chapters—on the 2013 government shutdown and the 2015 reauthorization of the Patriot Act—highlight Sinclair’s fresh analysis and the book is now introduced by a new foreword from noted scholar and teacher, ...
-
Congressional Procedure: A Practical Guide to the Legislative Process in the U.S. Congress: The House of Representatives and Senate Explained
By Richard A. Arenbergdirector to Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and senior counsel to Senator Carl Levin (D-MI). Alex Harman served as the Obama Administration White House Liaison of the Department of Homeland Security, chief counsel to Senator Mazie Hirono ...
-
Legislating in the Dark: Information and Power in the House of Representatives
By James M. CurryThe answer? They aren’t. With Legislating in the Dark, James M. Curry reveals that the availability of information about legislation is a key tool through which Congressional leadership exercises power.
-
Home Style: House Members in Their Districts
By Richard F. Fenno"Home Style: House Members in Their Districts, the landmark study of eighteen representatives of Congress in their districts, by Richard F. Fenno, Jr., won the 1979 Woodrow Wilson Foundation Book...