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The polarized Congress : the post-traditional procedure of its current struggles / Charles Tiefer.
Author
Tiefer, Charles
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Lanham, Maryland : University Press of America, [2016]
©2016
Description
xiii, 194 pages ; 24 cm
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Subject(s)
United States Congress
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Rules and practice
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Legislation
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United States
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History
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21st century
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United States
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Politics and government
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2001-2009
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United States
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Politics and government
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2009-.
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Summary note
"[This book] argues that the rise of the polarized Congress means a totally different Congressional procedure, especially after 2007, compared to the accustomed 'traditional' one. Polarized Congress explores a host of lesser-known, even sometimes below the radar, aspects of the post-traditional or polarized model. These range from 'ping-ponging' of major measures between chambers (without conferencing), to the Senate Majority Leader's new 'toolkit.' They go from the now-crucial 'Hastert Rule' in the House, to the astonishment of legislating the Affordable Care Act by singular procedures including budget reconciliation. The book challenges the easy assumption, especially by the non-specialist press, 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.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-184) and index.
Contents
Introduction and overview
Bicameral agreement : conferences and ping-ponging
Running the polarized house : polarization, the Hastert Rule, and the fettered floor
Trying to work with the polarized Senate
Cloture in the often-blocked Senate
The budget process serving polarized chambers
Appropriations
Change.
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ISBN
9780761867470
0761867473
OCLC
944086813
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