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| Legislative branch eBook Inglesi |
Individuals and grassroots organizations interested in becoming involved in petitioning their government will discover essential... Individuals and grassroots organizations interested in becoming involved in petitioning their government will discover essential...
Journalists have called the U.S. Senate an empty chamber; politicians have lamented that the institution is brokenyet the Senate... While more than a million e-mails clog the inboxes of Congress each day, some legislators can't even find their own websites without the...
Although the international press closely chronicled the dismantling of South Africa's apartheid policies, it paid little attention to the... The case for reinvigorating Congress, by an eminent former Congressman
"How Congress Works and Why You Should Care" is a concise introduction to the functions and vital role of the U.S. Congress by eminent... To understand American politics and government, we need to recognize that members of Congress are more than agents of societal interests...
Matthew N. Green provides the first comprehensive analysis of how the Speaker of the House has exercised legislative leadership from 1940... This book argues that Congress's process for making law is as corrosive to the nation as unchecked deficit spending. David Schoenbrod...
Lipinski's impressive analysis of members' communications with constituents yields major insights about partisanship, effects on... This body of research not only passes academic muster but is the best guidepost in existence for activists who are trying to use the...
Legislative term limits adopted in the 1990s are in effect in fifteen states today. This reform is arguably the most significant... The House and the Senate floors are the only legislative forums where all members of the U.S. Congress participate and each has a vote....
When Majorities Fail is a study of institutional failure in Russia's first democratic legislature. Inadequate rules and a chaotic party... This study explores legislative politics in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico. Instead of beginning with an assumption that these...
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