Congress. Companion Readings The First Branch

Benjamin Ginsberg (editor), Kathryn Wagner Hill (editor)

Paperback (02 Oct 2020)

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Publisher's Synopsis

A reader to accompany Ginsberg and Wagner Hill's Congress: The First Branch

This reader offers an examination of such topics as congressional elections, the internal structure of Congress, the legislative process, Congress and the president, and Congress and the courts. It is designed to accompany the course text Congress: The First Branch, which introduces Congress as America's most democratic institution. Based more on the history of the branch than on its modern applications, this volume is essential for students utilizing the main text and studying Congress at large.

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Book information

ISBN:	9780300220636
Publisher:	Yale University Press
Imprint:	Yale University Press
Pub date:	02 Oct 2020
DEWEY:	328.7309
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	272
Weight:	400g
Height:	155mm
Width:	235mm
Spine width:	21mm