Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1324
Book Description
Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1324
Book Description
The Federalist Papers
Author: Alexander HamiltonPublisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1528785878
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Classic Books Library presents this brand new edition of “The Federalist Papers”, a collection of separate essays and articles compiled in 1788 by Alexander Hamilton. Following the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776, the governing doctrines and policies of the States lacked cohesion. “The Federalist”, as it was previously known, was constructed by American statesman Alexander Hamilton, and was intended to catalyse the ratification of the United States Constitution. Hamilton recruited fellow statesmen James Madison Jr., and John Jay to write papers for the compendium, and the three are known as some of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Alexander Hamilton (c. 1755–1804) was an American lawyer, journalist and highly influential government official. He also served as a Senior Officer in the Army between 1799-1800 and founded the Federalist Party, the system that governed the nation’s finances. His contributions to the Constitution and leadership made a significant and lasting impact on the early development of the nation of the United States.
How Our Laws are Made
Author: John V. SullivanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Electing the Senate
Author: Wendy J. SchillerPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691163170
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
How U.S. senators were chosen prior to the Seventeenth Amendment—and the consequences of Constitutional reform From 1789 to 1913, U.S. senators were not directly elected by the people—instead the Constitution mandated that they be chosen by state legislators. This radically changed in 1913, when the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, giving the public a direct vote. Electing the Senate investigates the electoral connections among constituents, state legislators, political parties, and U.S. senators during the age of indirect elections. Wendy Schiller and Charles Stewart find that even though parties controlled the partisan affiliation of the winning candidate for Senate, they had much less control over the universe of candidates who competed for votes in Senate elections and the parties did not always succeed in resolving internal conflict among their rank and file. Party politics, money, and personal ambition dominated the election process, in a system originally designed to insulate the Senate from public pressure. Electing the Senate uses an original data set of all the roll call votes cast by state legislators for U.S. senators from 1871 to 1913 and all state legislators who served during this time. Newspaper and biographical accounts uncover vivid stories of the political maneuvering, corruption, and partisanship—played out by elite political actors, from elected officials, to party machine bosses, to wealthy business owners—that dominated the indirect Senate elections process. Electing the Senate raises important questions about the effectiveness of Constitutional reforms, such as the Seventeenth Amendment, that promised to produce a more responsive and accountable government.
Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure
Author: Paul MasonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781580249744
Category : Parliamentary practice
Languages : en
Pages : 804
Book Description
Constitution of the State of Maine
Author: MaineHigher Education Amendments of 1992
Author: United StatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education, Higher
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Guidelines Manual
Author: United States Sentencing CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Maintenance and Operation of the Panama Canal
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed ServicesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canal Zone
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Considers legislation to establish the Panama Canal Co. and Canal Zone Government to oversee Panama Canal.
Reed's Rules
Author: Thomas Brackett ReedPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Parliamentary practice
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description