Details

Subject(s)

• United States Congress—History—21st century [Browse]
• United States Congress—Leadership [Browse]
• United States—Politics and government—2009- [Browse]

Summary note

This book challenges the easy assumption that Congressional procedure is descending into nothing more than chaotic brutishness or eternal stalemate. Instead, it explains the transformation of the traditional model about ""how a bill becomes a law"" before 2000, into the new current model in which Congress acts very differently.

Notes

Description based upon print version of record.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Contents

The Polarized Congress ; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview; Chapter 2 Bicameral Agreement: Conferences and Ping-Ponging; Chapter 3 Running the Polarized House: Polarization, the Hastert Rule, and the Fettered Floor ; Chapter 4 Trying to Work with the Polarized Senate; Chapter 5 Cloture in the Often-Blocked Senate; Chapter 6 The Budget Process Serving Polarized Chambers; Chapter 7 Appropriations; Chapter 8 Change; References; Index

ISBN

0-7618-6748-1

OCLC

946606159

Statement on language in description

Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...