Congress : the first branch--companion readings / edited by Benjamin Ginsberg and Kathryn Wagner Hill.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ginsberg, Benjamin, editor.

Wagner Hill, Kathryn, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--History.

United States.

Legislation--United States.

Legislation.

Legislative power--United States.

Legislative power.

United States--Politics and government.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 250 pages)

Place of Publication:

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2020]

Summary:

A reader to accompany Ginsberg and Wagner Hill's Congress: The First Branch This reader offers an examination of such topics as congressional elections, the internal structure of Congress, the legislative process, Congress and the president, and Congress and the courts. It is designed to accompany the course text Congress: The First Branch, which introduces Congress as America’s most democratic institution. Based more on the history of the branch than on its modern applications, this volume is essential for students utilizing the main text and studying Congress at large.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Preface

1 The Federalist No. 62: The Senate

2 Staggered Terms for the Senate: Origins and Irony

3 Super PACs in Federal Elections: Overview and Issues for Congress

4 Reforming the Modern Congress

5 Congress and Earmarks, 2006–2018: A Decade of Reform

6 The Business of America Is Lobbying

7 The Legislative Role of the President

8 Letters of Pacificus and Helvidius

9 Bureaucrats and Their Constituents: Congressional Monitoring in the Modern Era

10 Appointment Politics and the Ideological Composition of the Judiciary

11 Reflections on My Career in the House of Representatives

12 The Future of Congress

Contributors

Credits

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-300-24962-4

OCLC:

1164504212