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Guide to Congress.
LIBRA JK1021 .C565 2008 v.1-2
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Congress.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 2 volumes (xx, 1606, 54 pages) : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
- Edition:
- Sixth edition.
- Other Title:
- CQ Press guide to Congress
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, [2008]
- Contents:
- v. 1. pt. 1. Origins and development of Congress: ch. 1. Constitutional beginnings
- ch. 2. History of the House
- ch. 3. History of the Senate
- pt. 2. Powers of Congress: ch. 4. Power of the purse
- ch. 5. Foreign policy powers
- ch. 6. Congressional investigations
- ch. 7. Senate's confirmation power
- ch. 8. Regulation of commerce
- ch. 9. Impeachment power
- ch. 10. Constitutional amendments
- ch. 11. Power to select the President
- ch. 12. Seat of government
- ch. 13. Miscellaneous powers
- pt. 3. Congressional procedures:
- ch. 14. Party leadership in Congress
- ch. 15. Legislative process
- ch. 16. Committee system
- ch. 17. Congressional staff
- pt. 4. Pressures on Congress: ch. 18. Constituency pressures
- ch. 19. Media
- ch. 20. Internal pressures
- ch. 21. President
- ch. 22. Supreme Court
- ch. 23. Lobbying
- v. 2. pt. 5. Housing and support: ch. 24. Capitol and office buildings
- ch. 25. Library of Congress
- ch. 26. Supporting organizations
- pt. 6. Pay and perquisites: ch. 27. Pay and honoraria
- ch. 28. Allowances and other benefits
- pt. 7. Congress and the Electorate: ch. 29. Who elects Congress
- ch. 30. Political parties and elections
- ch. 31. Who gets elected
- ch. 32. Campaign financing
- ch. 33. Reapportionment and redistricting
- pt. 8. Qualifications and conduct: ch. 34. Seating and disciplining members
- ch. 35. Ethics and criminal prosecutions
- Appendix A: Constitution of the United States
- Acts of Congress held unconstitutional
- Rules of the House of Representatives, 110th Congress
- Standing rules of the Senate, 110th Congress
- Glossary of Congressional terms
- How a bill becomes a law
- Political party affiliations in Congress and the Presidency, 1789-2007
- Election results, Congress and the Presidency, 1860-2007
- Speakers of the House of Representatives, 1789-2007
- House Floor leaders, 1899-2007
- Senate Floor leaders, 1911-2007
- Congressional Committee Chairs since 1947
- Members of Congress who became President
- Women members of Congress, 1917-2007
- Black members of Congress, 1870-2007
- Hispanic members of Congress, 1877-2007
- Recorded votes in the House and Senate, 1947-2006
- Attempted and successful cloture votes, 1919-2007
- House Discharge Petitions since 1931
- Sessions of the U.S. Congress, 1789-2007
- Lame Duck sessions since 1945
- Longest sessions of Congress
- Joint sessions, joint meetings, and inaugurations, 1789-2006
- Special sessions of the Senate, 1789-1933
- Extraordinary sessions of Congress since 1797
- Congressional information on the Internet
- Capitol floor plan
- Map of Capitol Hill
- Appendix B: Members of Congress, 1789-2007.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780872892934
- 087289293X
- 9780872892941
- 0872892948
- 9780872892958
- 0872892956
- OCLC:
- 165957181
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