Congress

Games and Strategies

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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Congress: Games and Strategies, fourth edition, is an up-to-date look at the 21st century Congress from the perspective of a professional political scientist and congressional staff member turned academic. As such, it provides both academic and real-world insights into the unique and often impenetrable world of our national legislature. Using the most recent academic literature as well as quotes from current members of Congress, it seeks to explore the overlap between theory and reality. The book uses a game analogy as an organizing theme and as a toolbox, recognizing that much of Congress’ activity is understood by analyzing the players, the rules under which they work, the strategies they employ and the pattern of winning and losing that result. Updated through the 2008 election, the book includes a host of features intended to enhance comprehension, including boxes that allow students to hear what congressmen and congresswomen themselves say about the institution.

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Utgivningsdatum2009-11-16
Mått182 x 256 x 28 mm
Vikt937 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor450
Upplaga4
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780742599758

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1 Preface2 Reviewers3 About the Authors4 Introduction5 Chapter 1 The Constitution: Establishing General Rules6 Chapter 2 The Electoral Game7 Chapter 3 The Arrival and Survival Games: Entering Congress and Staying There8 Chapter 4 Organizing for Action: Party, Committee, and Policy Teams within the Congressional Arenas9 Chapter 5 Interpreting the Legislative Game: Congress, the Media, and the Public10 Chapter 6 The Public and Its Players: Organized and Unorganized Citizens11 Chapter 7 The Policy Game: The Procedures and Strategies That Determine Winners and Losers12 Chapter 8 Congress and Other Institutional Players: The President, the Bureaucracy, and the Courts13 Chapter 9 Congress and Policy Results14 Chapter 10 Congress, Reform, and the Future: Games Can Change15 Glossary16 Bibliography17 Index