Steven S. Smith, Jason M. Roberts, Ryan J. Vander Wielen.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
7th ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2011.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xi, 462 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. ;
Dimensions
24 cm.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 417-441) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
The American Congress: modern trends -- Representation and lawmaking in Congress: the constitutional and historical context -- Congressional elections and policy alignments -- Members, goals, resources, and strategies -- Parties and leaders -- The standing committees -- The rules of the legislative game -- The floor and voting -- Congress and the president -- Congress and the courts -- Congress, lobbyists, and interest groups -- Congress and budget politics -- Appendix: introduction to the spatial theory of legislating.