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Congress in context /
A clear and student-friendly introduction to Congress that uses?Congress as board of directors" as an overarching theme to explain Congress's roles and functions within the interdependent system of the US government
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Westview Press,
2014.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Features; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART 1: THE NATURE AND ORIGINS OF CONGRESS; 1. Congress as the Board of Directors; FIve Examples of the Federal Government in Action; Congress as the Board of Directors; Congress in a Separated System; The Plan of the Book; 2. The Two Congresses: Lawmaking and Representation; Two Distinct Responsibilities; Conclusion: The Primacy of the Representative Role; 3. The House and Senate, Party Leadership and Committees; The Great Compromise and the Origins of a Bicameral Legislature.
- Today's House of Representatives: Leadership and CommitteesToday's Senate: Leadership and Committees; House and Senate Organization and the Pressures of the Legislative and Representative Roles; Conclusion: Constitutional Design and the Modern House and Senate; 4. Congressional Elections; The Electoral Connection; Running for Congress; The Geographical Context of Congressional Elections; The Incumbency Advantage; Financing the Campaign; The Stakes in Congressional Elections; Conclusion: The Board of Directors and the Continuous Campaign; PART 2: INSIDE CONGRESS.
- 5. Understanding the Legislative ProcessFirst Principles of the Legislative Process; Key Stages in the Legislative Process: The House; Key Stages in the Legislative Process: The Senate; Reconciling the Differences; Conclusion: The Legislative Process in Review; 6. Authorizing the Work of Government; The Authorizing Committees; Authorizing Legislation: Exerting Control Over Government Policy; Authorizing Direct Spending; Conclusion; 7. The Power of the Purse; Understanding the Federal Budget; The President's Budget: Kicking Off the Congressional Budget Process.
- Congress Responds: The Concurrent Budget ResolutionThe Appropriation Process; Conclusion: The Importance of the Power of the Purse; 8. Federal Budget Issues in the 21st Century; The Budget Process: Keeping the Government Running; The Major Issues Congress Faces: Deficits and Balancing the Budget; Conclusion; 9. The Oversight Power; The Central Purpose of Oversight: Protecting the People's Liberties; What Are the Limits to Congress's Oversight Power?; Bolstering Oversight through Statute; Why Oversight Happens; Conclusion; 10. Methods of Congressional Oversight.
- Congressional Oversight Committees and HearingsCongress Investigates: The Senate and the IRS; Other Methods for Getting Results through Oversight; Conclusion: The Politics of Congressional Oversight; PART 3: CONGRESS AND OTHERS; 11. Congress and the President: The Struggle over Directing Public Policy; The Relationship Between the Branches in the 20th Century: A History of Delegation; The Toolkits of Each Branch; Putting the Toolkits to Work: Two Case Studies; Congress and the President: Domestic Versus National Security Policy; Conclusion: Who's the Boss of the Federal Agencies?
- 12. Congress and the Courts.