Filibustering - A Political History of Obstruction in the House and Senate

Zusammenfassung In the modern Congress, one of the highest hurdles for major bills or nominations is gaining the sixty votes necessary to shut off a filibuster in the Senate. But this wasn't always the case. This title shows that filibustering is a game with slippery rules in which legislators who think fast and try hard can triumph over superior numbers.

Product details

• Authors: Gregory Koger, Koger Gregory
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2010
• EAN: 9780226449647
• ISBN: 978-0-226-44964-7
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics; Chicago Studies in American Politics
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, United States of America, USA, Central / national / federal government, Central government