Legislative Branch

Women, obviously, constitute a significant portion of the population. Historically, though, they have been underrepresented in the halls of government. Before the 19th amendment granted women the vote, lack of suffrage could be cited as the prime reason...

The Senate's procedures are determined not only by its standing rules, but also by its standing orders, published precedents, committee rules, and informal practices. Constitutional mandates and rule-making statutes also impose procedural requirements on...

The Senate is one of the two houses of the Congress, created in Article I, Section 1 of the US Constitution. The Senate has 100 members, who serve for 6-year terms with one-third of the seats up for re-election every two years. Every state has two...

This book discusses efforts to modify Senate and House operations and structure since the 1940's, including the origin and makeup of the various reform entities, their recommendations, and the consequences of those recommendations.Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590337035Author Richard C SachsFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Nova BiomedicalPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 151g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590336779Author Stanley BachFormat HardbackPage Count 148Imprint Nova BiomedicalPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 394g

Black Members Of The United States Congress 1789-2001Book InformationISBN 9781590332191Author Mildred L. AmerFormat PaperbackPage Count 62Imprint Nova BiomedicalPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 100g

Gary Jacobson's classic text provides students with a comprehensive introduction to congressional elections and the electoral process. Based on the latest data from the National Election Study, the Cooperative Congressional Elections Study, and the...

The Senate is a place where political minorities and individual members hold great power, resting on authority drawn from Senate rules and over two hundred years of related precedents and traditions. The minority has and will always have a clear and...

Why do politicians frequently heed the preferences of small groups of citizens over those of the general public? Breaking new theoretical ground, Benjamin Bishin explains how the desires of small groups, which he calls asubconstituencies,a often trump...

Article I, Section 3, clause 5 of the U.S. Constitution authorises the Senate to choose its officers, but does not specifically identify them by title. The officers currently elected by the Senate are the President pro tempore, Secretary of the Senate,...

Congress's contempt power is the means by which Congress responds to certain acts that in its view obstruct the legislative process. Contempt may be used either to coerce compliance, to punish the contemnor, and/or to remove the obstruction. Although...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621007487Author Devon J ArmstrongFormat PaperbackPage Count 66Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 134g

This book presents and examines the purpose and activities of Congressional Member Organizations (CMOs) and the reasons Members form them, with a focus on identifying and describing the seven CMO types. Also discussed is the historical development of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620814901Author Teresa ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 154g

The primary legislative function of standing committees in the House of Representatives is to evaluate the thousands of bills and resolutions that members introduce during each Congress. If the committee decides that it may want to recommend that the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781606928011Author Jennifer K ElseaFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 360g

The Constitution requires that states be represented in the House of Representatives in accordance with their population. It also requires that each state have at least one Representative, and that there be no more than one Representative for every...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613243794Author Patrick S NielsonFormat HardbackPage Count 116Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 312g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781607413219Author Philipp R Haas, HaasFormat HardbackPage Count 129Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams)...

Congressional hearings are the principal formal method by which committees collect and analyse information in the early stages of policy making. Whether legislative, oversight, investigative, or a combination of these, all hearings share common elements...

The Senate is one of the two houses of the Congress, created in Article I, Section 1 of the US Constitution. The Senate has 100 members, who serve for 6-year terms with one-third of the seats up for re-election every two years. Every state has two...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590333303Author Lawrence P ArdisFormat HardbackPage Count 171Imprint Nova BiomedicalPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 425g

With budget reconciliations, filibusters, and supermajorities making headlines, In Praise of Deadlock explains the legislative process and its checkpoints, while maintaining a noncomformist respect for the hurdles and hang-ups inherent in the American...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781404870277Author Suzanne SladeFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Picture Window BooksPublisher Picture Window BooksWeight(grams) 181g

It is widely believed that Congress has broken down. Media accounts present the storied legislature as thoroughly gridlocked, paralyzed by partisan rancor. Political scientists find that Congress is passing fewer laws and spending less time on...

This book investigates parliaments' role in curbing corruption. In addition to discussing the definition, causes, and costs of corruption and the role that parliaments have in reducing corruption, the authors consider contemporary issues that...

Latin America's flirtation with neoliberal economic restructuring in the 1980s and 1990s (the so-called Washington Consensus strategy) had the effect of increasing income inequality throughout the region. The aim of this economic policy was in part to...

The United States Congress has been described as dysfunctional, gridlocked, polarized, hyperpartisan, chaotic, and do-nothing. In Changing Cultures in Congress, congressional scholar Donald R. Wolfensberger explains the institutional dynamics behind...

What if there were more women in Congress? Providing the first comprehensive study of the policy activity of male and female legislators at the federal level, Michele L. Swers persuasively demonstrates that, even though representatives often vote a party...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780226765273Author Michael D MintaFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint University of Chicago PressPublisher University of Chicago PressWeight(grams) 152g

Congress today is falling short. Fewer bills, worse oversight, and more dysfunction. But why? In a new volume of essays, the contributors investigate an underappreciated reason Congress is struggling: it doesn't have the internal capacity to do what our...

Politics is at its most dramatic during debates over important pieces of legislation. It is thus no stretch to refer to legislation as a living, breathing force in American politics. And while debates over legislative measures begin before an item is...

How is it that the United States - a country founded on a distrust of standing armies and strong centralized power - came to have the most powerful military in history? Long after World War II and the end of the Cold War, in times of rising national debt...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780226756226Author Jeffery A JenkinsFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint University of Chicago PressPublisher University of Chicago PressWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781474447003Author Clodagh HarringtonFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher Edinburgh University Press

As the U.S. government continues the battle against terrorism, Congress-representatives of the people-must develop long-term policies that provide for national security and protect the civil liberties of the American people. Much of the conversation...

Over the past several decades, the number of women elected to higher office in the United States has grown substantially. However, when the electoral gains of women are considered on a state-by-state basis, there are observable variations in the rate by...

This innovative book investigates the process through which ethnic minorities penetrate into higher echelons of political power: specifically, how they succeed in getting elected to the U.S. Congress. Analysts today see ethnic politicians largely in...

A Parliamentary Miscellany contains a diverse collection of papers relating to various aspects of parliamentary history, particularly the House of Lords. Subjects include leaders and whips of the political parties, representative peers for Scotland and...