MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2008008427
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008 080303s2008 dcua b 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aJK1021$b.H69 2008
082 00 $a328.73$222
245 00 $aHow Congress works.
250 $a4th ed.
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bCQ Press,$cc2008.
300 $aviii, 248 p. :$bill. ;$c28 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aParty leadership in Congress. Congressional leadership structure. The House speaker. House leadership : a hierarchy of support. Leadership in the Senate : we know no masters? Party support structure in the Senate -- The legislative process. Importance of rules. Developing legislation. House floor action : structured efficiency. Senate floor action : flexibility, informality. Final action : resolving differences -- The committee system. Committees in transition. Evolution of the system : growth and reform. The committee structure. Committee assignments. Committee procedures. Jurisdictional conflicts. Oversight mandate -- Congressional staff. Postwar waves of staff expansion. Evolution of the congressional staff. Committee and personal staff : what they do. The cost and pay of congressional staff. Congressional staff : ethics and legalities -- How a bill becomes a law -- Political party affiliations in Congress and the Presidency, 1789-2009 -- Speakers of the House of Representatives, 1789-2007 -- House floor leaders, 1899-2007 -- Senate floor leaders, 1911-2007 -- Recorded votes in the House and Senate, 1947-2007 -- Attempted and successful cloture votes, 1919-2007 -- Congressional information on the internet.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bCongress.
710 2 $aCongressional Quarterly, inc.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0812/2008008427.html