How Congress works.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
CQ Press,
[2008]
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| Edition: | 4th 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.