MARC Record from Library of Congress

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100 1 $aSmith, Steven S.,$d1953-
245 14 $aThe American Congress /$cSteven S. Smith, Jason M. Roberts, Ryan J. Vander Wielen.
250 $a7th ed.
260 $aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2011.
263 $a1107
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe 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.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bCongress.
650 0 $aLegislation$zUnited States.
700 1 $aRoberts, Jason M.
700 1 $aVander Wielen, Ryan J.