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How Congress works

Deals with party leadership; the legislative process; the committee and seniority systems; pay and perquisites; pressures on Congress; seating and disciplining of members; and ethics and criminal prosecutions.

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  • "Deals with party leadership; the legislative process; the committee and seniority systems; pay and perquisites; pressures on Congress; seating and disciplining of members; and ethics and criminal prosecutions."
  • "Deals with party leadership; the legislative process; the committee and seniority systems; pay and perquisites; pressures on Congress; seating and disciplining of members; and ethics and criminal prosecutions."@en
  • "The U.S. Congress is the branch of the federal government to which the founders gave the most attention, providing in the Constitution considerably more detail about it than the presidency or the judiciary. Despite this attention to detail, the structures, operations, and rituals that dictate how the national legislature carries out its responsibilities -- from headline-grabbing budget stalemates to the quotidian task of updating basic legislation -- remain opaque and mysterious to most Americans. Although millions of voters turn out at polling places every two years to elect a new House and a third of the Senate, few citizens understand how their elected officials actually do the work of "the peoples' branch." This book includes information on the place of party leadership structure, House and Senate rules, the legislative process, the committee system, and congressional staff roles in the operation of Congress."
  • "Describes reforms in Congress since the early 1970's and provides a step-by-step explanation of how laws are made."
  • "Presents basic explanations of the procedures and rules that govern the Senate and the House."@en
  • "This guide to the practicalities of Congressional action explains how the party leadership, the legislative process, and the committee system, among other factors, affect the creation of legislation. Last published in 1998, the fourth edition updates the recent successes and failures of Senate and House leaders, and changes brought about by the Department of Homeland Security and new ethics rules."
  • "Explains how the party leadership, the legislative process, and the committee system, affect the creation of legislation."
  • ""In simple, clear language, the new edition of this classic work presents basic explanations of the procedures and rules that govern the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Highlighted sidebars further detail the impact of congressional action with interesting narrative examples from history, along with charts and tables that provide a complete overview of congressional procedures. This edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the changes on Capitol Hill since 2008. How Congress Works helps readers place recent events in the context of the entire picture of how Congress operates. A detailed index rounds out this introduction to the real Congress"--Provided by publisher."@en

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