An edition of How Congress Works (1991)

How Congress works

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How Congress works

4th ed.

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CQ Press
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English
Pages
248

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Subjects

Estados Unidos. Congress, Poder Legislativo,, Het Congres, Wetgeving, United States, United States. Congress, Estados Unidos, United states, congress

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Edition Availability
Cover of: How Congress works
How Congress works
2008, CQ Press
in English - 4th ed.
Cover of: How Congress works
How Congress works
1998, Congressional Quarterly
in English - 3rd ed.
Cover of: El Congreso de los Estados Unidos
El Congreso de los Estados Unidos: Estructura y funcionamiento
1992, Limusa
Paperback in Spanish - 1st ed.
Cover of: How Congress Works
How Congress Works
1991, Congressional Quarterly
in English - 2nd ed.

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Table of Contents

Party 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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Washington, DC

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
328.73
Library of Congress
JK1021 .H69 2008, JK1021.H69 2008

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p. cm.
Number of pages
248

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OL16656664M
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9780872899551
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2008008427
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212908772
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515264
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6616309

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