books about: congressional     books:     Congressional      Congressional Elections: Campaigning at Home and in Washington Paul S. Herrnson CQ Press, 2007 Praised for combining solid empirical research with real-world politics, Paul Herrnson provides a thorough and balanced assessment of congressional campaigns and elections. Arguing that successful candidates actually run two campaigns one for votes, the other for resources Congressional Elections shows how this dual strategy affects not only ...             Congressional Deskbook: The Practical and Comprehensive Guide to Congress, Fifth Edition (Legislative Series) Michael L. Koempel, Judy Schneider, ... TheCapitol.Net, Inc., 2007 Comprehensive resource for the study of Congress A bit of background. The authors began their careers as Congressional staffers and maintained contact with Members of Congress (MCs hereafter) and staff over time. Lessons learned from staff and MCs are the focus of this book and (page xxi) "continue to inform this ...             While Dangers Gather: Congressional Checks on Presidential War Powers William G. Howell, Jon C. Pevehouse Princeton University Press, 2007 Nearly five hundred times in the past century, American presidents have deployed the nation's military abroad, on missions ranging from embassy evacuations to full-scale wars. The question of whether Congress has effectively limited the president's power to do so has generally met with a resounding "no." In While Dangers Gather , William Howell ...             Outrage: How Illegal Immigration, the United Nations, Congressional Ripoffs, Student Loan Overcharges, ... Dick Morris, Eileen Mcgann Harper Paperbacks, 2008 A man worth listening to. If you follow Politics and Current Affairs,and more importantly if you watch Fox News,you are familiar with Dick Morris. Dick published this book a year ago and since that time he has published another blockbuster "Fleeced". Dick knows Politics as well as anyone else ...             Politics of Congressional Elections (Longman Classics in Political Science), The (7th Edition) (Longman ... Gary C. Jacobson Longman, 2008 The Bible on Congressional Elections Anyone involved in running for a congressional seat, working on a congressional election or just interested in national politics will find this book enormously interesting. It's short. It's down to earth. It's up-to-date. And, it's one of the best on the subject. ...             Congressional Procedures and the Policy Process Walter J. Oleszek CQ Press, 2007 An excellent insider's guide to understanding Congress I'm a chief of staff to a Member of the House of Representatives. I give a copy of this book to every new staffer who comes to work in our office, and tell them it's mandatory reading. Simply put: Mr. Oleszek's book is the single best reference out there for ...             The Logic of Congressional Action R. Douglas Arnold Yale University Press, 1992 a book which questions democratic accountability in congress According to John G. Geer, a textbook account of a representative democracy is that representatives attempt to translate the public's view into governmental action. Legislators are supposed to represent and act on the interests of the electorate. Gere cites Edmund ...             Women Transforming Congress (Congressional Studies Series, V. 4) University of Oklahoma Press, 2003             The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track (Institutions of American ... Thomas E. Mann, Norman J. Ornstein Oxford University Press, USA, 2006 Important Book This book is important. When you realize how much power Congress has and how little they have been doing, and how little institutional responsibility everyone on Capitol Hill seems to have, you will begin to fear that America may be on the start of a downward slide.             Rivals for Power: Presidential-Congressional Relations James A. Thurber Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2005 Excellent Undergraduate Text Highly recommend for classroom reading on complex relationship between Congress and President. A must for political science students.             The Economics of Climate Change: A Primer Congress of the United States University Press of the Pacific, 2003 A scientific consensus is emerging that rising atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases are gradually changing the Earth's climate, although the magnitude, timing, and effects of the alteration remain very uncertain. The prospect of long-term climate change raises a variety of domestic and international economic policy issues on which ...             The Congressional Experience (Transforming American Politics) David E. Price Westview Press, 2004 Congress from the Inside Price tells the real story of how the Congress works. What happens to a new member upon arrival to the Capitol Hill? Many people have a picture in their mind that gives a simple, mechanical explanation of how the Congress works: a representative is elected and works ...             Political Participation in the United States M. Margaret Conway Congressional Quarterly Books, 2000 Political Participation in the United States analyzes patterns of political participation by citizens and offers five different explanations for those patterns based on recent research findings. Symbolic and instrumental forms of participation are analyzed--from the simple act of discussing politics to the more complex one of running ...             Breaking the Political Glass Ceiling: Women and Congressional Elections (Women in American Politics) Barbara Palmer Routledge, 2008 A must read! This extraordinary book is the most important book on women and congressional elections ever published. No other scholars have taken such a detailed and longitudinal look at women's fortunes running for the U.S. Congress and have posed so many essential, timely and ...             Ordinary Heroes: A Tribute to Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients: Reflections of Freedom, Faith, Duty ... Tom Casalini, Timothy Wallis Sweet Pea Press, 2001 Touching on a different level Mr. Casalini's book is incredible -- I found myself tearing up at some of the descriptions and pictures. These men are incredibly brave, but at the same time, none seemed to be anything but the guy next door. The wonderfulness of ordinary was truly captured and ...          products you might be interested in search for books comprehensive, congressional, participation, possibilities, presidential-congressional, transforming      toavi.com    web we recommend A man worth listening to. randomly chosen book: Rothmaler - Exkursionsflora von Deutschland: Band 5: Krautige Zier- und ...