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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Book Title
- The American Congress (The American Congress 6ed and The American
- ISBN
- 9780521749060
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521749069
ISBN-13
9780521749060
eBay Product ID (ePID)
73549812
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
456 Pages
Publication Name
American Congress
Language
English
Subject
American Government / Legislative Branch, Political, American Government / General
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science, Biography & Autobiography
Series
The American Congress 6ed and the American Congress Reader Pack Two Volume Paperback Set Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
22.6 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
6
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2009-010737
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
"Smith, Roberts, and Vander Wielen present ideas, not just anecdotes, stories, or mind-numbing facts. They present the debates, in the literature and within our society, about how we should think about Congress and its activities. The outcome of these debates, the ideas that win, shape everything from voting to lawmaking to judicial interpretation of statutes. Nowhere are these ideas so comprehensively laid out as in this textbook. This is why I use it, and it is the principal advantage that this text has over the competition." Mathew D. McCubbins, University of California at San Diego, "Smith, Roberts, and Vander Wielen present ideas, not just anecdotes, stories, or mind-numbing facts. They present the debates, in the literature and within our society, about how we should think about Congress and its activities. The outcome of these debates, the ideas that win, shape everything from voting to lawmaking to judicial interpretation of statutes. Nowhere are these ideas so comprehensively laid out as in this textbook. This is why I use it, and it is the principal advantage that this text has over the competition." - Mathew D. McCubbins, University of California at San Diego, From the Fifth Edition: "The American Congress by Smith, Roberts, and Vander Wielen is a superb textbook. I routinely assign it in my undergraduate courses on the U.S. Congress. The Smith textbook is concise, extremely well conceptualized, argued, and written, and perfectly pitched for undergraduates." Sarah Binder, George Washington University, From the Fifth Edition: "The American Congress by Smith, Roberts, and Vander Wielen is a superb textbook. I routinely assign it in my undergraduate courses on the U.S. Congress. The Smith textbook is concise, extremely well conceptualized, argued, and written, and perfectly pitched for undergraduates." - Sarah Binder, George Washington University
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
328.73
Table Of Content
1. The American Congress: modern trends; 2. Representation and lawmaking in Congress: the constitutional and historical context; 3. Congressional elections and policy alignments; 4. Members, goals, resources, and strategies; 5. Parties and leaders; 6. The standing committees; 7. The rules of the legislative game; 8. The floor and voting; 9. Congress and the president; 10. Congress and the courts; 11. Congress, lobbyists, and interest groups; 12. Congress and budget politics; Appendix: introduction to the spatial theory of legislating.
Synopsis
The American Congress provides the most insightful, up-to-date treatment of congressional politics available in an undergraduate text. Informed by the authors' Capitol Hill experience and nationally recognized scholarship, this book presents a crisp introduction to all major features of Congress: its party and committee systems, leadership, and voting and floor activity. The American Congress has the most in-depth discussion of the place of the president, the courts, and interest groups in congressional policy making available in a text. The authors blend an emphasis on recent developments in congressional politics with a clear discussion of the rules of the game, the history of key features of Congress, and stories from recent Congresses that bring politics to life. No other text weaves into the discussion the important ideas of recent political science research. The book includes the most comprehensive list of suggested readings and Internet resources on Congress to date., Informed by the authors' Capitol Hill experience and nationally recognized scholarship, this sixth edition of The American Congress presents the most insightful, up-to-date treatment of congressional politics available in an undergraduate textbook.
LC Classification Number
JK1041 .A617 2009
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