Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
This reader examines the electoral, financial, legislative, and judicial mechanisms of the United States Congress. Designed to accompany the course text Congress: The First Branch, Ginsberg and Wagner Hill's introduction of Congress as America's most democratic institution, the collection focuses more on the history of the branch than its modern applications.