Congress A to Z /
Congress A to Z provides ready-reference insight into the national legislature, its organization, processes, personalities, major legislation, and history. No other volume so clearly and concisely explains every key aspect of the national legislature. The Sixth Edition of this classic, easy-to-use r...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Los Angeles ; London ; New Delhi ; Singapore ; Washington, DC :
Sage, CQ Press,
[2014]
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| Edition: | Sixth edition. |
| Series: | CQ's American government A to Z series.
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| Summary: | Congress A to Z provides ready-reference insight into the national legislature, its organization, processes, personalities, major legislation, and history. No other volume so clearly and concisely explains every key aspect of the national legislature. The Sixth Edition of this classic, easy-to-use reference is updated with new entries covering the dramatic congressional events of recent years, including social media usage by members of Congress, the politics of recent debt ceiling and deficit spending showdowns with the executive branch, new floor leaders in both chambers, and campaign finance patterns. Each of the more than 250 entries, arranged in encyclopedia A-to-Z format, provides insight into the key questions readers have about the U.S. Congress and helps them make sense of the narrow power division between Republicans and Democrats, the methods members use to advance their agendas, the influence of lobby groups, the key role of committees and strong-willed leaders, and much more. - Back cover |
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| Physical Description: | xxxiii, 741 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 671-680) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781452287522 (hardcover : alk. paper) 145228752X (hardcover : alk. paper) |