The American Congress Reader
eBook - PDF

The American Congress Reader

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The American Congress Reader

About this book

The American Congress Reader provides a supplement to the popular and updated American Congress undergraduate textbook. By 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 committee systems, leadership, voting, and floor activity to broaden and illuminate the key features of the text.

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Yes, you can access The American Congress Reader by Steven S. Smith,Jason M. Roberts,Ryan J. Vander Wielen in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & American Government. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. PART I. THE AMERICAN CONGRESS: MODERN TRENDS
  7. PART II. REPRESENTATION AND LAWMAKING IN CONGRESS: THE CONSTITUTIONAL AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT
  8. PART III. CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS AND POLICY ALIGNMENTS
  9. PART IV. MEMBERS, GOALS, RESOURCES, AND STRATEGIES
  10. PART V. PARTIES AND LEADERS
  11. PART VI. THE STANDING COMMITTEES
  12. PART VII. THE RULES OF THE LEGISLATIVE GAME
  13. PART VIII. THE FLOOR AND VOTING
  14. PART IX. CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT
  15. PART X. CONGRESS AND THE COURTS
  16. PART XI. CONGRESS, LOBBYISTS, AND INTEREST GROUPS
  17. PART XII. CONGRESS AND BUDGET POLITICS
  18. PART XIII. FURTHER READINGS ON CONGRESSIONAL POLITICS