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Informationen zum Autor Roger H. Davidson is professor emeritus of government and politics at the University of Maryland, and has served as visiting professor of political science at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. During the 2001-2002 academic year, he served as the John Marshall Chair in political science at the University of Debrecen, Hungary. His books include Remaking Congress: Change and Stability in the 1990's, co-edited with James A. Thurber (1995), and Understanding the Presidency, Seventh Edition, co-edited with James P. Pfiffner (2012). Davidson is co-editor with Donald C. Bacon and Morton Keller of The Encyclopedia of the United States Congress (1995). Klappentext The Fifteenth Edition covers the 2014 midterm elections and includes discussions of the agenda of the new Congress, White House-Capitol Hill relations, party and committee leadership changes, judicial appointments, and partisan polarization. Offering a balance of great scholarship and currency, this best seller features lively case material along with relevant data, charts, exhibits, maps, and photos. New and updated topics in the Fifteenth Edition include: Coverage of changes in the campaign finance landscape Recent examples of legislative battles and policy debates Profiles of new leaders and members Discussion of changes in congressional rules and procedures Examination of rising party conflict in House and Senate Extensive updates on national security issues facing Congress Zusammenfassung Coverage of the American legislative branch and its process by looking at the tension between Congress as a law-making institution and as a collection of re-election-minded politicians. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: In Search of the Two Congresses Chapter 1: The Two Congresses The Dual Nature of Congress The Two Congresses in Comparative Context Divergent Views of Congress Chapter 2: Evolution of the Modern Congress Antecedents of Congress Congress in the Constitution Institutional Evolution Evolution of the Legislator's Job Conclusion Part II: A Congress of Ambassadors Chapter 3: Going for It: Recruitment and Candidacy Formal Rules of the Game Districting in the House Becoming a Candidate Nominating Politics Conclusion Chapter 4: Making It: The Electoral Game Campaign Strategies Campaign Resources Campaign Techniques The Parallel Campaigns Who Votes? How Voters Decide Election Outcomes Conclusion Chapter 5: Being There: Hill Styles and Home Styles Hill Styles Looking Homeward Office of the Member Inc. Members and the Media Conclusion Part III: A Deliberative Assembly of One Nation Chapter 6: Leaders and Parties in Congress 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 Chapter 7: Committees: Workshops of Congress 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 Chapter 8: Congressional Rules and Procedures Introduction of Bills Referral of Bills Scheduling in the House House Floor Procedures Scheduling in the Senate Senate Floor Procedures Resolving House-Senate Differences Conclusion Chapter 9: Decision Making in Congress The Power to Choose Types of Decisions Determinants of Voting Legislative Bargaining Conclusion Part IV: Policy Making and Change in the Two Congresses
