In this Book
- Congress Responds to the Twentieth Century
- Book
- 2003
- Published by: The Ohio State University Press
- Series: Parliaments and Legislatures
summary
Congress occupies a central place in the U.S. political system. Its reach into American society is vast and deep. Over time, the issues it has confronted have increased in both quantity and complexity. At the beginning, Congress dealt with a handful of matters, whereas today it has its hands in every imaginable aspect of life. It has attempted to meet these challenges and has changed throughout the course of its history, prodded by factors both external and internal to the institution. The essays in this volume argue therefore that as society changed throughout the twentieth century, Congress responded to those changes. Contributors include: George E. Connor, Bruce I. Oppenheimer, James E. Campbell, Steve J. Jurek , Susan Webb Hammond , Barbara Sinclair , Sarah A. Binder , Christopher J. Deering , Patricia A. Hurley , John R. Hibbing , Karen S. Hoffmam , Michael L. Mezey , Burdett A. Loomis
Table of Contents
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- Series Editor's Foreword
- pp. ix-x
- Part I. Congress and Its Members
- Part II. Congress as an Institution
- Part III. Congress and Other Institutions
- 12. Congress at Century's End
- pp. 247-256
- List of Contributors
- pp. 257-260
Additional Information
ISBN
9780814273418
Related ISBN(s)
9780814251164
MARC Record
OCLC
607058995
Pages
288
Launched on MUSE
2015-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
Yes