Looks at the current makeup of Congress and discusses the most important congressional issues and legislative politics

The Contemporary Congress

Politics & Social Sciences

Loomis, Burdett A.

Politics & Government

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

The only text published with each new Congress, THE CONTEMPORARY CONGRESS, Third Edition, is short enough to use as a supplement and comprehensive enough to serve as the foundation of a course. The book focuses on the struggle between the centralizing and decentralizing forces in the legislative branch, and includes such new material as the resignations of Newt Gingrich and Bob Livingston and the impeachment of President Clinton.

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Wadsworth Publishing

New American Politic

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Basic Books

Mint condition hardcover in also mint jacket.

New American Politician

THE CONTEMPORARY CONGRESS offers concise coverage of all the foundations of a course on Congress. From the underlying theory of representative democracy and the process of elections to committee dynamics and the legislative process on the House and Senate floor to the relationship between Congress and the Presidency under unified and divided party government, THE CONTEMPORARY CONGRESS includes a view into the rules, politics, and party strategy that determine the policy decisions made every day in the U.S. Congress, especially important in the contemporary era of strong Republican Party government.

Schiller, Wendy J.

The only text for the course published with each new Congress, THE CONTEMPORARY CONGRESS is a concise text that can be used as a supplement but covers all the foundations of a course on Congress. From the underlying theory of representative democracy and the process of elections to the legislative process, the relationship between Congress and the Presidency, and the rules that govern how Congress does its work, THE CONTEMPORARY CONGRESS offers students a brief but comprehensive view into how and why Congress functions. The book focuses on the struggle between the centralizing and decentralizing forces in the legislative branch.

American Politcs: Classic and Contemporary Readings

History

Cigler, Allan J.

Americas

Houghton Mifflin College Div.

Created to supplement any main text, this comprehensive reader offers a broad selection of classic and current documents, as well as analytical essays on current political issues. Introductions at the opening of each chapter highlight critical reading and thinking skills and help students understand the material in the text.

American Politics: Classic and Contemporary Readings

Cigler, Allan

Cengage Learning'

This comprehensive reader offers a broad selection of classic and current documents, as well as analytical essays on current political issues. Topics include the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the war in Iraq, affirmative action, the Supreme Court's 2003 ruling on sodomy, the 2004 presidential race, and the Columbia shuttle disaster. In addition, policy-oriented readings appear throughout the text.Introductions to the selections help make even the most difficult topics, such as court cases, more accessible to students. Accompanying discussion questions follow a conceptual format, allowing students to focus on main themes and annotations explain unfamiliar terms.

American Politics is designed for professors who wish to supplement their main American Government text with a comprehensive reader. Cigler and Loomis offer a broad selection of classic and current selections--both historical source documents and critical journalistic writings--accompanied by useful analytical essays on current political issues.

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The Contemporary Congress

The Contemporary Congress

New American Politic

New American Politician

The Contemporary Congress

The Contemporary Congress

American Politcs: Classic and Contemporary Readings

American Politics: Classic and Contemporary Readings

American Politics: Classic and Contemporary Readings

American Politics: Classic and Contemporary Readings