Legislative Branch

The Declaration of Independence announced equality as an American ideal but it took the Civil War and the adoption of three constitutional amendments to establish that ideal as law. The Reconstruction amendments abolished slavery, guaranteed due process...

Congressman Ro Khanna offers a revolutionary, "progressive" (James J. Heckman, Nobel Prize winner and professor of economics at the University of Chicago) roadmap to facing America's digital divide, offering greater economic prosperity to all. In...

The Broken Branch offers both a brilliant diagnosis of the cause of Congressional decline and a much-needed blueprint for change, from two experts who understand politics and revere our institutions, but believe that Congress has become deeply...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307744517Author Robert G. KaiserFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

This is an examination of the role and development of parliament throughout the Tudor period, now a central topic in the study of Tudor history. Jennifer Loach examines the constitutional position, political activities, and relationships of the two...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Former congressman and prosecutor Trey Gowdy teaches you how to effectively communicate and persuade on the issues that matter most to you, drawing on his experience in the courtroom and the halls of Congress. "A must-read...

Here in a newly annotated edition are the two founding documents of the United States of America: the Declaration of Independence (1776), our great revolutionary manifesto, and the Constitution (1787-88), in which "We the People" forged a new nation and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637581452Author Jim JordanFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Post Hill PressPublisher Post Hill PressWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 145mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635572711Author Amy SiskindFormat HardbackPage Count 528Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing USAPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing USAWeight(grams) 913g

From the author of the New York Times bestseller Dead Certain, the definitive book about the Bush Presidency, a revealing and riveting look at the new House of Representatives, elected in the history-making 2010 midterm elections.About the AuthorRobert...

The institutional development of American legislatures, beginning with the first colonial assembly of 1619, has been marked by continuity as well as change. Peverill Squire draws upon a wealth of primary sources to document this institutional history...

A bold defense of our nation's legislature and its ability to work through the country's deepest divisions, and a stark warning of what our political future holds if we allow Congress to decay. Like it or not, our country's future depends on Congress...

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...

The Human Rights Act 1998 is criticised for providing a weak protection of human rights. The principle of parliamentary legislative supremacy prevents entrenchment, meaning that courts cannot overturn legislation passed after the Act that contradicts...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780544334557Author Peter SchweizerFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Houghton MifflinPublisher Houghton Mifflin

Winner of the Society for History in the Federal Government's George Pendleton Prize for 2013 The United States Senate has fallen on hard times. Once known as the greatest deliberative body in the world, it now has a reputation as a partisan,...

Are legislatures able to form and act on intentions? The question matters because the interpretation of statutes is often thought to centre on the intention of the legislature and because the way in which the legislature acts is relevant to the authority...

In the second edition of The U.S. Congress, Donald A. Ritchie, a congressional historian for more than thirty years, takes readers on a fascinating, behind-the-scenes tour of Capitol Hill, pointing out the key players, explaining their behavior, and...

The U.S. Senator from Oregon who is leading the fight to restore the talking filibuster explains how changing just one rule could save our democracyIf we want to fix what ails America, we have to fix the Senate. And if we want to fix the Senate, we must...

The Politics of Congressional Elections is the most authoritative and accessible introduction available on congressional elections and the electoral process. By pairing historical data analysis and original research with fundamental concepts of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865971509Author Russell KirkFormat PaperbackPage Count 594Imprint Liberty Fund IncPublisher Liberty Fund IncWeight(grams) 737g

Congress is a bicameral legislature in which both the House and Senate must pass a bill before it can be enacted into law. The US bicameral system also differs from most democracies in that the two chambers have relatively equal power to legislate and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992933630Author Mark BarnesFormat HardbackPage Count 120Imprint i.Line Design LimitedPublisher i.Line Design LimitedWeight(grams) 685gDimensions(mm)...

The role that precedent plays in constitutional decision making is a perennially divisive subject among scholars of law and American politics. The debate rages over both empirical and normative aspects of the issue: To what extent are the Supreme Court,...

In this prize-winning book, a renowned political scientist debunks the commonly held myth that the American national government functions effectively only when one political party controls the presidency and Congress. For this new edition, David R...

As Democrats and Republicans continue to vie for political advantage, Congress rema ins paralyzed by partisan conflict. That the last two decades have seen some of the least productive Congresses in recent history is usually explained by the growing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781429030410Author Brian AlexanderFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Applewood BooksPublisher Applewood BooksWeight(grams) 218g

Although the U.S. Constitution requires that the House of Representatives and the Senate pass legislation in identical form before it can be sent to the president for final approval, the process of resolving differences between the chambers has received...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798880925537Author H L MenckenFormat HardbackPage Count 126Imprint Start ClassicsPublisher Start Classics

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250411631Author Joe ManchinFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 544g

This study of the influence minority parties wield is both a major work of political science scholarship and a timely examination of an issue with real consequences for the functioning of democratic legislatures and the creation of legislation...

Most everyone, voters, political scientists, even lawmakers, think Congress is dysfunctional. Instead of solving problems, Democrats and Republicans spend their time playing politics. These days Capitol Hill seems more a place to bicker, not to pass laws...

Erik J. Engstrom offers a historical perspective on the effects of gerrymandering on elections and party control of the U.S. national legislature. Aside from the requirements that districts be continuous and, after 1842, that each select only one...

Although a great deal is known about the United States Congress, the differences and similarities between it and the legislatures and parliaments of other countries have not been extensively studied. This book--by a distinguished group of legislative...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781598049312Author Anthony CassardFormat PaperbackPage Count 640Imprint Claitor's Pub DivisionPublisher Claitor's Pub DivisionWeight(grams) 844g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916787025Author Farley Weiss And Leonard GrunsteinFormat HardbackPage Count 658Imprint Farley Weiss and Leonard GrunsteinPublisher Farley Weiss and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798988397809Author Elizabeth GrahamFormat PaperbackPage Count 238Imprint Elizabeth G. HoudePublisher Elizabeth G. HoudeWeight(grams) 322g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798218447793Author de AngeloFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Don de AngeloPublisher Don de AngeloWeight(grams) 327g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781954285279Author Senate Commitee StaffFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Ocotillo PressPublisher Ocotillo PressWeight(grams) 216g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951490096Author Howard J GunnFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint Howard J. GunnPublisher Howard J. GunnWeight(grams) 152g