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The polarized Congress : the post-traditional procedure of its current struggles /

"[This book] argues that the rise of the polarized Congress means a totally different Congressional procedure, especially after 2007, compared to the accustomed 'traditional' one. Polarized Congress explores a host of lesser-known, even sometimes below the radar, aspects of the post-t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tiefer, Charles (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : University Press of America, [2016]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction and overview
  • Bicameral agreement : conferences and ping-ponging
  • Running the polarized house : polarization, the Hastert Rule, and the fettered floor
  • Trying to work with the polarized Senate
  • Cloture in the often-blocked Senate
  • The budget process serving polarized chambers
  • Appropriations
  • Change.