One nation under siege : Congress, terrorism, and the fate of American democracy /

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Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, America's political institutions underwent radical changes as they adapted to comprehensive security reforms. While the media exhaustively covered new security protocols in the executive office, little attention was paid to other federal agencies and bra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jones Evans, Jocelyn
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2010.
Temas:
United States. > Congress.
United States. > Congress > Security measures.
United States. > Congress > Constituent communication.
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) > Security measures.
United States Capitol Visitor Center (Washington, D.C.)
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) > Sécurité > Mesures.
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
United States. > Congress
Civil rights > United States.
National security > United States.
Droits de l'homme > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Legislative Branch.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
Civil rights
National security
Security systems
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Congress as an adaptive institution
  • Reconciling security and liberty : attacks on the Capitol and corresponding changes in security
  • Enunciators and blackberrys : Congressional office administration post 9/11
  • Is writing a letter to your member of Congress a thing of the past? Congressional office communication and accessibility
  • Terror wars and turf wars : the homeland security committees
  • Gateway to American history or fort Capitol? construction of the Capitol Visitor Center
  • The social meaning of Congressional change : expressive, behavioral, and symbolic elements of institutional reform.

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