The American Congress - Brossura

Smith, Steven S.; Roberts, Jason M.; Vander Wielen, Ryan J.

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ISBN 10: 0521673011 ISBN 13: 9780521673013

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2005

Riassunto

The American Congress provides the most insightful, up-to-date treatment of congressional politics available in an undergraduate text. Informed by the authors' Capitol Hill experience and nationally-recognized scholarship, The American Congress presents a crisp introduction to all major features of Congress: its party and committee systems, leadership, and voting and floor activity. The American Congress has the most in-depth discussions of the place of the president, the courts, and interest groups in congressional policy made available in a text. The text blends an emphasis on recent developments in congressional politics with a clear discussion of the rules of the game, the history of key features of Congress, and stories from recent Congresses that bring politics to life. No other text weaves into the discussion of the important ideas of recent political science research. The book includes the most comprehensive list of suggested readings and Internet resources on Congress.

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The American Congress provides the most insightful, up-to-date treatment of congressional politics available in an undergraduate text. Informed by the authors' Capitol Hill experience and nationally-recognized scholarship, the book presents a crisp introduction to all major features of Congress: its party and committee systems, leadership, and voting and floor activity.

L'autore:

Steven S. Smith is Kate M. Gregg Professor of Social Sciences and Director of the Weidenbaum Center at Washington University in St. Louis. He has authored or coauthored seven books and many articles on congressional politics, including Politics or Principle: Filibustering in the U.S. Senate (Brookings), and coauthored several articles and a book on Russian parliamentary politics. He is a former Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and has taught at the University of Minnesota, Northwestern University, and George Washington University.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0521673011
• ISBN 13: 9780521673013
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 4
• Numero di pagine: 458