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| 245 | 00 | $aHow Congress works. |
| 250 | $aFourth edition. | |
| 264 | _1 | $aWashington, D.C. :$bCQ Press,$c[2008] |
| 264 | _4 | $c©2008 |
| 300 | $aviii, 248 pages :$billustrations ;$c28 cm | |
| 336 | $atext$btxt$2rdacontent | |
| 337 | $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia | |
| 338 | $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier | |
| 504 | $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | |
| 505 | 0_ | $aParty leadership in Congress. Congressional leadership structure. The House speaker. House leadership : a hierarchy of support. Leadership in the Senate : we know no masters? Party support structure in the Senate -- The legislative process. Importance of rules. Developing legislation. House floor action : structured efficiency. Senate floor action : flexibility, informality. Final action : resolving differences -- The committee system. Committees in transition. Evolution of the system : growth and reform. The committee structure. Committee assignments. Committee procedures. Jurisdictional conflicts. Oversight mandate -- Congressional staff. Postwar waves of staff expansion. Evolution of the congressional staff. Committee and personal staff : what they do. The cost and pay of congressional staff. Congressional staff : ethics and legalities -- How a bill becomes a law -- Political party affiliations in Congress and the Presidency, 1789-2009 -- Speakers of the House of Representatives, 1789-2007 -- House floor leaders, 1899-2007 -- Senate floor leaders, 1911-2007 -- Recorded votes in the House and Senate, 1947-2007 -- Attempted and successful cloture votes, 1919-2007 -- Congressional information on the internet. |
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| 710 | 2_ | $aCongressional Quarterly, inc. |
| 997 | $aMARCIVE | |