American Congress

Name: American Congress
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ISBN: 9781107654358

ISBN-10: 1107654351

ISBN-13: 9781107654358

Edition: 7th 2011 (Revised)

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

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The American Congress provides the most current treatment of congressional politics available in an undergraduate text. Informed by the authors' Capitol Hill experience and scholarship, this book presents a crisp introduction to major features of Congress: parties and committee systems, leadership, voting, and floor activity. This text contains discussions of the importance of presidents, courts, and interest groups in congressional policy making. Recent developments are also discussed within the context of congressional political history. The seventh edition includes complete coverage of the first Congress of the Obama presidency, the 2010 midterm elections, healthcare reform, and an early…

Book details

List price: $83.99
Edition: 7th
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 8/31/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 476
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 1.06" tall
Weight: 1.496
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.



Preface


Acknowledgments



The American Congress:Modern Trends



Representation and Lawmaking in Congress:The Constitutional and Historical Context



Congressional Elections and Policy Alignments



Members, Goals, Resources, and Strategies



Parties and Leaders



The Standing Committees



The Rules of the Legislative Game



The Floor and Voting



Congress and the President



Congress and the Courts



Congress, Lobbyists, and Interest Groups



Congress and Budget Politics


Appendix: Introduction to the Spatial Theory of Legislating


Suggested Readings


Index