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Author Haskell, John

Title Congress in Context
Edition 2nd ed
Published Boulder : Routledge, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (503 pages)
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Features; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART 1. THE NATURE AND ORIGINS OF CONGRESS; 1 | Congress as the Board of Directors; Five Examples of the Federal Government in Action; Congress as the Board of Directors; Congress in a Separated System; The Plan of the Book; 2 | The Two Congresses: Lawmaking and Representation; Two Distinct Responsibilities; Conclusion: The Primacy of the Representative Role; 3 | The House and Senate, Party Leadership and Committees
The Great Compromise and the Origins of a Bicameral LegislatureToday's House of Representatives: Leadership and Committees; Today's Senate: Leadership and Committees; House and Senate Organization and the Pressures of the Legislative and Representative Roles; Conclusion: Constitutional Design and the Modern House and Senate; 4 | Congressional Elections; The Electoral Connection; Running for Congress; The Geographical Context of Congressional Elections; The Incumbency Advantage; Financing the Campaign; Campaign Themes and Issues; The Stakes in Congressional Elections
Conclusion: The Board of Directors and the Continuous CampaignPART 2. INSIDE CONGRESS; 5 | Understanding the Legislative Process; First Principles of the Legislative Process; Key Stages in the Legislative Process: The House; Key Stages in the Legislative Process: The Senate; Reconciling the Differences; Conclusion; 6 | Authorizing the Work of Government; The Authorizing Committees; Authorizing Legislation: Exerting Control over Government Policy; Authorizing Direct Spending; Conclusion; 7 | The Power of the Purse; Understanding the Federal Budget
The President's Budget: Kicking Off the Congressional Budget ProcessCongress Responds: The Concurrent Budget Resolution; The Appropriations Process; Conclusion: The Importance of the Power of the Purse; 8 | Federal Budget Issues in the 21st Century; The Budget Process: Keeping the Government Running; The Major Issues Congress Faces: Deficits and Balancing the Budget; Conclusion; 9 | The Oversight Power; The Central Purpose of Oversight: Protecting the People's Liberties; What Are the Limits to Congress's Oversight Power?; Bolstering Oversight Through Statute; Why Oversight Happens; Conclusion
10 | Methods of Congressional OversightCongressional Oversight Committees and Hearings; Congress Investigates: The Senate and the IRS; Other Methods for Getting Results Through Oversight; Conclusion: The Politics of Congressional Oversight; PART 3. CONGRESS AND OTHERS; 11 | Congress and the President: The Struggle over Directing Public Policy; The Relationship Between the Branches in the 20th Century: A History of Delegation; The Toolkits of Each Branch; Putting the Toolkits to Work: Two Case Studies; Congress and the President: Domestic Versus National Security Policy
Notes Conclusion: Who's the Boss of the Federal Agencies?
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Subject Legislative power -- United States.
Political science -- General.-bisacsh
Political science -- Government -- Legislative Branch.-bisacsh
Political science -- Government -- National.-bisacsh
Political science -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy.-bisacsh
Political science -- Political Process -- General.-bisacsh
Representative government and representation-United States
United States.-Congress
Legislative power
United States
Form Electronic book
Author Grove, Sara
Currinder, Marian
ISBN 9780429963919
0429963912