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" The American Congress / "
Steven S. Smith, Jason M. Roberts, Ryan J. Vander Wielen.
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BL
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697576
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b519765
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| Main Entry
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Smith, Steven S.,1953-
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The American Congress /\ Steven S. Smith, Jason M. Roberts, Ryan J. Vander Wielen.
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7th ed.
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New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2011.
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xi, 462 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm.
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1107654351 (pbk.)
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: 9781107654358 (pbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 417-441) and index.
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| Contents
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The American Congress: modern trends -- Representation and lawmaking in Congress: the constitutional and historical context -- Congressional elections and policy alignments -- Members, goals, resources, and strategies -- Parties and leaders -- The standing committees -- The rules of the legislative game -- The floor and voting -- Congress and the president -- Congress and the courts -- Congress, lobbyists, and interest groups -- Congress and budget politics -- Appendix: introduction to the spatial theory of legislating.
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United States.
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Legislation-- United States.
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328.73
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JK1041.S65 2011
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Roberts, Jason M.
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Vander Wielen, Ryan J.
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