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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
Letters and Statements from Members, Groups, and Individuals Regarding the Work of the Select Committee on Committees
Committee Reform Amendments of 1974, Index to Markup of House Resolution
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on CommitteesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1206
Book Description
Super PACs
Author: Louise I. GerdesPublisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN: 0737768649
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
The passage of Citizens United by the Supreme Court in 2010 sparked a renewed debate about campaign spending by large political action committees, or Super PACs. Its ruling said that it is okay for corporations and labor unions to spend as much as they want in advertising and other methods to convince people to vote for or against a candidate. This book provides a wide range of opinions on the issue. Includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives; eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials, and many others.
Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1380
Book Description
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
How Our Laws are Made
Author: John V. SullivanPublisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
CIS Annual
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1072
Book Description
CIS/annual
Author: Congressional Information ServicePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1074
Book Description
Hearings Before the House Select Committee on Lobbying Activities, House of Representatives, Eighty-first Congress, Second Session, Created Pursuant to H. Res. 298
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Lobbying ActivitiesPublisher:
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Category : Lobbying
Languages : en
Pages : 1866
Book Description
Why Congressional Reforms Fail
Author: E. Scott AdlerPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226007557
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
For decades, advocates of congressional reforms have repeatedly attempted to clean up the House committee system, which has been called inefficient, outmoded, unaccountable, and even corrupt. Yet these efforts result in little if any change, as members of Congress who are generally satisfied with existing institutions repeatedly obstruct what could fairly be called innocuous reforms. What lies behind the House's resistance to change? Challenging recent explanations of this phenomenon, Scott Adler contends that legislators resist rearranging committee powers and jurisdictions for the same reason they cling to the current House structure—the ambition for reelection. The system's structure works to the members' advantage, helping them obtain funding (and favor) in their districts. Using extensive evidence from three major reform periods—the 1940s, 1970s, and 1990s—Adler shows that the reelection motive is still the most important underlying factor in determining the outcome of committee reforms, and he explains why committee reform in the House has never succeeded and probably never will.
Hearings Before the House Select Committee on Lobbying Activities
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Lobbying ActivitiesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lobbying
Languages : en
Pages : 2072
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