Taking the Initiative - Leadership Agendas in Congress and the 'Contract With America'

Shows that majority party leaders in Congress have set and successfully pushed their own policy agendas for decades. This title probes the strategies and evaluates the effectiveness of House and Senate leaders operating in a divided government, when Congress and the presidency are controlled by different political parties.

Summary

Shows that majority party leaders in Congress have set and successfully pushed their own policy agendas for decades. This title probes the strategies and evaluates the effectiveness of House and Senate leaders operating in a divided government, when Congress and the presidency are controlled by different political parties.

Product details

• Authors: John B. Bader, John B. (Johns Hopkins University) Bader
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.1996
• EAN: 9780878406296
• ISBN: 978-0-87840-629-6
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series; American Governance and Public; American Governance and Public Policy series
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education