How Congress works / [edited by] CQ Press.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Congressional Quarterly, inc.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress.

United States.

Public administration--United States.

Public administration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 250 pages).

Edition:

5th ed.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : CQ Press : SAGE, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In simple, clear language, the new edition of this classic work presents basic explanations of the procedures and rules that govern the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Highlighted sidebars further detail the impact of congressional action with interesting narrative examples from history, along with charts and tables that provide a complete overview of congressional procedures. This edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the changes on Capitol Hill since 2008. How Congress Works helps readers place recent events in the context of the entire picture of how Congress operates. A

Contents:

HOW CONGRESS WORKS-FRONT COVER; HOW CONGRESS WORKS; TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; CONTRIBUTORS; CHAPTER 1: PARTY LEADERSHIP IN CONGRESS; Congressional Leadership Structure; Leadership Functions; Messages through the Media; Tools of Persuasion; The House Speaker; Framers' Intentions; Clay and the Shift of Power; From Clay to Colfax; Rise of Minority Obstructionism; Reed Rules; "Cannonism"; Decline of the Speaker's Power; The Power of Persuasion: Rayburn; Transitional Speakers: McCormack, Albert; The Modern Speakership: O'Neill; The Limits of Power: Wright; End of an Era: Foley

Transforming the House and Beyond: GingrichAbsolute Power: Hastert (and DeLay); The House: A Woman's Place; Boehner: A Careful Balancing Act; House Leadership: A Hierarchy of Support; The Majority Leader; The Minority Leader; Party Whips; The Party Caucuses; Making Committee Assignments; Policy and Strategy Committees; Leadership in the Senate: "We Know No Masters"; Evolution of Senate Leadership; Emergence of Republican Leaders; Emergence of Democratic Leaders; Early Effective Leaders; The Johnson Years; The Age of Collegiality; The Modern Leadership: Mitchell

Reid: The Return of the InsiderModern Republican Leadership; Dole: Sharp Tactics, Hard Edges; Lott: Pragmatic Ideologue; Frist: The Outsider Within; Party Support Structure in the Senate; Party Whips; Party Conferences; Other Party Committees; Notes; Selected Bibliography; CHAPTER 2: THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS; Rules Guide the Process; Evolution of Rules; Change in Party Control; Pitfalls to Passage; Developing Legislation; Introduction of Legislation; In Committee; House Floor Action: Structured Efficiency; Scheduling Floor Action; House Floor Procedures

Senate Floor Action: Flexibility, InformalityScheduling in the Senate; Senate Floor Procedures; Final Action: Resolving Differences; Conference Action; Final Legislative Action; Notes; Selected Bibliography; CHAPTER 3: THE COMMITTEE SYSTEM; Committees in Transition; The History of Committee Evolution; Expansion of the Standing Committee Systems; Committee Membership; The Seniority System; Harbingers of Reform; Revival of the Democratic Caucus; 1970s Reform Movements; House Committee Changes; Senate Committee Changes; Committee Structure; Standing Committees; Subcommittees

Select and Special CommitteesJoint Committees; Ad Hoc Committees; Task Forces; Committee Sizes and Ratios; The Chair's Role; Committee Assignments; The Assignment Process; The Seniority Factor; Plum Assignments; Committee Procedures; Jurisdictional Conflicts; Multiple Referrals; Spending Rivals; Budget Brinksmanship; Oversight Mandate; Notes; Selected Bibliography; CHAPTER 4: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF; Postwar Waves of Staff Expansion; Explaining Staff Growth; Employment Practices; Evolution of the Congressional Staff; Birth of the Modern Congress: The 1946 Reorganization Act

Reform Era: Reorganization Act of 1970

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781452235387

1452235384

OCLC:

823726755