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El Congreso de los Estados Unidos: Estructura y funcionamiento
1992, Limusa
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in Spanish
- 1st ed.
9681843673 9789681843670
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Table of Contents
Party 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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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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