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The American Congress : A Reference Handbook, Hardback Book

The American Congress : A Reference Handbook Hardback

Part of the Contemporary World Issues series

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This volume thoroughly examines the operations and politics of the U.S.

Congress. It guides readers to their own assessment of congressional politics and provides them with the basis for future reading and study of the subject. The American Congress: A Reference Handbook covers Congress from its inception to the present day, discussing the constitutional functions of Congress and how they have evolved over time.

It presents a detailed discussion of 15 problems with which Congress copes, some associated concerns with those problems, and how they might be resolved.

The book opens with a brief history of Congress and how it has changed over time.

It discusses a series of problems and concerns, and proposed solutions to those problems.

It also comprises nine original essays by other scholars and persons involved in congressional politics as well as profiles of the major organizations and actors involved.

Data and documents and a detailed chronology of Congress from 1789 to 2018 allow readers to situate significant legislation within the history of Congress, while an annotated list of sources—the major books and scholarly journals concerned with Congress in addition to a number of feature-length films and videos—provide readers with vetted resources for further study.

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