Congressional politics : the evolving legislative system

Summary: The 1994 midterm elections swept Republican majorities into both chambers of Congress for the first time in forty years. As a result, the congressional leadership will change, the committee structure and rules will change, and public policy itself will likely undergo a revolution. For those wondering how to make sense of "the new Congress," congressional authority Leroy Rieselbach shows the continuities underlying legislative change and puts up-to-the-minute results in context with their historical and institutional roots.

Record details

ISBN: 0813323991
ISBN: 9780813323992
ISBN: 0813324580
ISBN: 9780813324586
Physical Description: print
xx, 500 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Boulder : Westview Press, 1995.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-480) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	pt. 1. Introduction. 1. The Congressional Institution. 2. Congress as a Political System -- pt. 2. The Congressional System. 3. The Members of Congress: Securing a Place on Capitol Hill. 4. Congressional Committees. 5. Congressional Rules and Procedures. 6. Informal Norms and Organization. 7. Political Parties in Congress -- pt. 3. Inputs to the Political System. 8. Congress and the Executive. 9. The Lobbyists and Congress. 10. Intermittent Pressures: Public Opinion and the Courts -- pt. 4. Outputs of the Congressional System. 11. Lawmaking 1: Getting to the Floor. 12. Lawmaking 2: On the Floor. 13. Money and Congressional Politics: Taxing, Spending, and Deficits. 14. Congressional Oversight. 15. Legislative Representation -- pt. 5. Congress and the Future. 16. Congressional Change and Reform: Proposals and Prospects.
Action Note:	Legacy 2017