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E-raamat: Congress in Context

  • Formaat: 504 pages
  • Ilmumisaeg: 17-Apr-2018
  • Kirjastus: Westview Press Inc
  • Keel: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9780429974991
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  • Formaat: 504 pages
  • Ilmumisaeg: 17-Apr-2018
  • Kirjastus: Westview Press Inc
  • Keel: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9780429974991

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The U.S. Congress is by the far the least popular,and most misunderstood,branch of the federal government. Congress in Context de-mystifies the institution, giving students a comprehensive and practical understanding of Congress and the legislative process. This book takes a different approach to the study of Congress than other texts. Usually Congress is treated in isolation from the rest of the government. But the Framers of the Constitution explicitly intended for the branches of government to be interdependent. Congress in Context introduces readers to Congress's critical role in the context of this interdependent system. Using the metaphor of a board of directors, the authors explain the three key roles of Congress within the federal government,authorizing what government does, funding its activities, and supervising how it carries out the laws Congress passes,and shows students how Congress interacts with the rest of the government to exercise these powers.The thoroughly expanded and revised second edition features brand-new chapters on Congress and the courts and Congress and interest groups. It also includes expanded coverage of Congress's relationship with the executive branch, campaign finance, and today's major budget issues. Grounded in the latest political science literature coupled with contemporary examples, Congress in Context offers students an informed yet accessible introduction to how the legislative branch carries out its duties.

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Praise for Congress in Context "Congress in Context is thorough, well-written, and provides a unique insider's account of Congress's relationship with the broader political system. The authors combine classic congressional scholarship with contemporary policy issues to explain the nuts and bolts of how Congress functions as a policymaker within a complex system of shared powers. The structure of the text and the examples provide the groundwork for lively debates about why Congress struggles to be a productive and effective legislative body, and whether or not Congress is up to the monumental challenges it faces in the 21st century." -Alison Howard, Dominican University of California "The book's framework of 'Congress as a board of directors' gets at what the institution does in an interesting and accessible way. The authors do a very nice job of spelling out the shared nature of power in our system, and of laying out the authorizing and appropriating functions of Congress--something that is often lost in how the institution works in other books." -David Dulio, Oakland University Praise for Previous Editions

List of Illustrations
ix
List of Features
xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
PART 1 THE NATURE AND ORIGINS OF CONGRESS
1 Congress as the Board of Directors
3(18)
Five Examples of the Federal Government in Action
3(4)
Congress as the Board of Directors
7(3)
Congress in a Separated System
10(4)
The Plan of the Book
14(7)
2 The Two Congresses: Lawmaking and Representation
21(26)
Two Distinct Responsibilities
22(19)
Conclusion: The Primacy of the Representative Role
41(6)
3 The House and Senate, Party Leadership and Committees
47(28)
The Great Compromise and the Origins of a Bicameral Legislature
48(4)
Today's House of Representatives: Leadership and Committees
52(12)
Today's Senate: Leadership and Committees
64(6)
House and Senate Organization and the Pressures of the Legislative and Representative Roles
70(2)
Conclusion: Constitutional Design and the Modern House and Senate
72(3)
4 Congressional Elections
75(56)
The Electoral Connection
76(3)
Running for Congress
79(7)
The Geographical Context of Congressional Elections
86(9)
The Incumbency Advantage
95(4)
Financing the Campaign
99(13)
Campaign Themes and Issues
112(6)
The Stakes in Congressional Elections
118(4)
Conclusion: The Board of Directors and the Continuous Campaign
122(9)
PART 2 INSIDE CONGRESS
5 Understanding the Legislative Process
131(38)
First Principles of the Legislative Process
132(10)
Key Stages in the Legislative Process: The House
142(9)
Key Stages in the Legislative Process: The Senate
151(7)
Reconciling the Differences
158(6)
Conclusion
164(5)
6 Authorizing the Work of Government
169(34)
The Authorizing Committees
171(5)
Authorizing Legislation: Exerting Control over Government Policy
176(15)
Authorizing Direct Spending
191(9)
Conclusion
200(3)
7 The Power of the Purse
203(40)
Understanding the Federal Budget
205(4)
The President's Budget: Kicking Off the Congressional Budget Process
209(2)
Congress Responds: The Concurrent Budget Resolution
211(9)
The Appropriations Process
220(19)
Conclusion: The Importance of the Power of the Purse
239(4)
8 Federal Budget Issues in the 21st Century
243(26)
The Budget Process: Keeping the Government Running
244(7)
The Major Issues Congress Faces: Deficits and Balancing the Budget
251(14)
Conclusion
265(4)
9 The Oversight Power
269(20)
The Central Purpose of Oversight: Protecting the People's Liberties
270(3)
What Are the Limits to Congress's Oversight Power?
273(2)
Bolstering Oversight Through Statute
275(8)
Why Oversight Happens
283(3)
Conclusion
286(3)
10 Methods of Congressional Oversight
289(36)
Congressional Oversight Committees and Hearings
290(14)
Congress Investigates: The Senate and the IRS
304(4)
Other Methods for Getting Results Through Oversight
308(8)
Conclusion: The Politics of Congressional Oversight
316(9)
PART 3 CONGRESS AND OTHERS
11 Congress and the President: The Struggle over Directing Public Policy
325(34)
The Relationship Between the Branches in the 20th Century: A History of Delegation
327(3)
The Toolkits of Each Branch
330(5)
Putting the Toolkits to Work: Two Case Studies
335(4)
Congress and the President: Domestic Versus National Security Policy
339(14)
Conclusion: Who's the Boss of the Federal Agencies?
353(6)
12 Congress and the Courts
359(30)
The Creation of the Federal Court System
361(2)
Congress and the Supreme Court: A History of Judicial Review
363(11)
The Nomination and Appointment Process
374(10)
Conclusion: The Federal Courts in the 21st Century
384(5)
13 Interest Groups and Congressional Policy Making
389(24)
The Universe of Interest Groups
391(2)
Lobbying Tactics
393(6)
Corruption and the Regulation of Lobbying
399(8)
Conclusion: How Influential Are Interest Groups?
407(6)
14 Congress in the 21st Century
413(38)
Congress's Inherent Limitations
415(5)
Congress Admits Its Weaknesses
420(7)
Congress's Fatal Flaws: Not What People Think
427(17)
Conclusion: Can Congress Work in the 21st Century?
444(7)
Appendix: A Century of Congress 451(4)
Glossary of Key Terms 455(12)
Index 467
John Haskell is Assistant Director and Senior Specialist, Government and Finance Division with the Congressional Research Service. Haskell was Senior Fellow with the Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown University from 2000 to 2013 and has taught at Davidson College, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Drake University, and Claremont McKenna College's Washington Program. He is the author of Fundamentally Flawed, a critique of the presidential nomination process, and Direct Democracy or Representative Government?. He was a Congressional Fellow in 1997-98, during which time he was the Budget Committee liaison for Congressman David Price. He also handled education and tax issues for the Congressman. Haskell received his Ph.D. in American politics from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Marian Currinder is a Senior Fellow with the Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown University. Before joining GAI in 2006, she was an Assistant Professor of American Politics at the College of Charleston. Marian was an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow in 2003-04. She worked in DC as a legislative analyst and research associate before earning her M.A. and Ph.D. in American Government from the University of Florida. She has published several journal articles and book chapters on congressional politics and campaign finance, and is the author of Money in the House: Campaign Funds and Congressional Party Politics. Sara A. Grove is professor in the Department of Political Science at Shippensburg University. Prior to her arrival at Shippensburg in 1992, Dr. Grove taught at Frostburg State University, North Carolina State University, and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. At Shippensburg, she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses that focus on constitutional law, political behaviour, and public policy dealing with health care and older adults. Sara took a leave of absence from her faculty position to earn her J.D. at The Dickinson School of Law of The Pennsylvania State University. She worked as a law clerk for the Governor's Office of General Counsel under Governor Tom Ridge and for The honourable J. Michael Eakin of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Dr. Grove received her Ph.D. in American politics from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.