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Test Bank For Congress and Its Members 17th Edition By H. Davidson
Test Bank For Congress and Its Members 17th Edition By Roger H. Davidson, Walter J. Oleszek, Frances E. Lee, Eric Schickler, ISBN: 9781544322957, ISBN: 9781071806951, ISBN: 9781544386966
“I think Congress and Its Members is a near-perfect example of what a textbook is supposed to be. It provides a clear foundation of factual knowledge for students, along with an accessible summary of the current state of scholarly knowledge in the field, and well-chosen examples from today’s headlines to better enable students to understand the implications of what they have read.”
—James B. Cottrill, St. Cloud State University
The Gold Standard for Congress Courses for Over Thirty Years
Congress and Its Members offers comprehensive coverage of the U.S. Congress and the legislative process by examining the tension between Congress as a lawmaking institution and as a collection of politicians constantly seeking re-election. The highly anticipated Seventeenth Edition considers the 2018 elections and the Trump administration, discussing the agenda of the new Congress, White House–Capitol Hill relations, party and committee leadership changes, judicial appointments, and partisan polarization, in addition to covering changes to budgeting, campaign finance, lobbying, public attitudes about Congress, reapportionment, rules, and procedures. Always balancing great scholarship with currency, this bestseller features lively case material along with relevant data, charts, exhibits, maps, and photos.
Table Of Content
The Dual Nature of Congress
The Two Congresses in Comparative Context
Divergent Views of Congress
Antecedents of Congress
Congress in the Constitution
Institutional Evolution
Evolution of the Legislator’s Job
Conclusion
Formal Rules of the Game
Districting in the House
Becoming a Candidate
Nominating Politics
Conclusion
Campaign Strategies
Campaign Resources
Campaign Techniques
Who Votes?
How Voters Decide
Election Outcomes
Conclusion
Hill Styles
Looking Homeward
Office of the Member Inc.
Members and the Media
Conclusion
The Speaker of the House
Leaders of the Senate
Selection of Leaders
Leadership Activities
Party Caucuses, Committees, and Informal Groups
Party Continuity and Change
Conclusion
The Purposes of Committees
Evolution of the Committee System
Types of Committees
The Assignment Process
Committee Leadership
Policy Making in Committee
Committee Staff
Committee Reform and Change
Conclusion
Introduction of Bills
Scheduling in the House
House Floor Procedures
Scheduling in the Senate
Senate Floor Procedures
Resolving House–Senate Differences
Conclusion
The Power to Choose
Types of Decisions
Determinants of Voting
Legislative Bargaining
Conclusion
Constitutional Powers
Leadership
Sources of Legislative–Executive Conflict and Cooperation
The Balance of Power
Conclusion
Congress Organizes the Executive Branch
Congressional Control of the Bureaucracy
Conclusion
The Federal Courts
The Supreme Court as Policymaker
Advice and Consent for Judicial Nominees
Conclusion
American Pluralism
Pressure Group Methods
Groups and the Electoral Connection
Groups, Lobbying, and Legislative Politics
Regulation of Lobbying
Conclusion
Stages of Policy Making
Types of Domestic Policies
Characteristics of Congressional Policy Making
Congressional Budgeting
The 1974 Budget Act
Conclusion
Constitutional Powers
Who Speaks for Congress?
Types of Foreign and National-Security Policies
Structural Policies
Strategic Policies
Crisis Policies: The War Powers
Conclusion
Congress as Politicians
Congress as Institution
Twenty-First-Century Challenges
