Author: Perley Orman RayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
The Retirement of Thomas H. Benton from the Senate and Its Significance
Author: Perley Orman RayCongressional Lions
Author: J. Michael MartinezPublisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 149855945X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
In some periods of American history, members of the legislative branch have been as influential, and sometimes more influential, than a particular president in crafting public policy and reacting to world events. Congressional Lions examines twelve influential members of Congress throughout American history to understand their role in shaping the life of the nation. The book does not focus exclusively on the biographical details of these lawmakers, although biography invariably plays a role in recalling their triumphs and tragedies. Instead, the book highlights members’ legislative accomplishments as well as the circumstances surrounding their congressional service.
Senators of the United States
Author: Diane B. BoylePublisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
S. Doc. 103-34. Compiled by Jo Anne McCormick Quatannens, Diane B. Boyle, editorial assistant, prepared under the direction of Kelly D. Johnston, Secretary of the Senate. Lists scholarly works that profile the lives and legislative service of senators and their autobiographies and other published works.
The Right of Instruction and Representation in American Legislatures, 1778 to 1900
Author: Peverill SquirePublisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472132334
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
The Right of Instruction and Representation in American Legislatures, 1778 to 1900 provides a comprehensive analysis of the role constituent instructions played in American politics for more than a hundred years after its founding. Constituent instructions were more widely issued than previously thought, and members of state legislatures and Congress were more likely to obey them than political scientists and historians have assumed. Peverill Squire expands our understanding of constituent instructions beyond a handful of high-profile cases, through analyses of two unique data sets: one examining more than 5,000 actionable communications (instructions and requests) sent to state legislators by constituents through town meetings, mass meetings, and local representative bodies; the other examines more than 6,600 actionable communications directed by state legislatures to their state’s congressional delegations. He draws the data, examples, and quotes almost entirely from original sources, including government documents such as legislative journals, session laws, town and county records, and newspaper stories, as well as diaries, memoirs, and other contemporary sources. Squire also includes instructions to and from Confederate state legislatures in both data sets. In every respect, the Confederate state legislatures mirrored the legislatures that preceded and followed them.
Senators of the United States
Author: Missouri Historical Review
Author: Francis Asbury SampsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Missouri
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The American Historical Review
Author: John Franklin JamesonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 968
Book Description
Iowa Journal of History and Politics
Author: Benjamin Franklin ShambaughPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Iowa
Languages : en
Pages : 714
Book Description
The Iowa Journal of History and Politics
Author: Members of Congress
Author: Robert GoehlertPublisher: CQ-Roll Call Group Books
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description