American Congress

Name: American Congress
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ISBN: 9781107618244

ISBN-10: 110761824X

ISBN-13: 9781107618244

Edition: 8th 2013 (Revised)

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

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Completely up-to-date, and with new learning features, the 8th edition of this respected textbook provides a fresh perspective and a crisp introduction to congressional politics. Informed by the authors' Capitol Hill experience and scholarship it features insights from the two Congresses of Obama's presidency, the 2012 elections, health care reform, and an early take on the 113th Congress. The text engages students by emphasizing the importance of a strong legislature in American democracy and has new end-of-chapter discussion questions and further reading. Alongside clear explanations of congressional rules and the law-making process there is a greater wealth of examples from contemporary…

Book details

List price: $88.95
Edition: 8th
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 7/31/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 452
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.98" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Ryan J. Vander Wielen is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Temple University. He was previously a Fellow in the Political Institutions and Public Choice program at Michigan State University and at the Weidenbaum Center at Washington University in St. Louis. He has recently been published in Political Analysis and Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review.