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Guide to Congress.
Record details
- ISBN: 1568024363 (v. 2 : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 1568024762 (v. 1 : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 1568024772 (set)
- ISBN: 1568024770 (set : alk. paper)
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Physical Description:
2 v. (xiv, 1354, 45 p.) : ill. ; 29 cm.
print - Edition: 5th ed.
- Publisher: Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, c2000.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Rev. ed. of: Congressional Quarterly's guide to Congress. 4th ed. c1991. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | v. 1. pt. 1. Origins and development of Congress: ch. 1. Constitutional beginnings -- ch. 2. History of the House -- ch. 3. History of the Senate -- pt. 2. Powers of Congress: ch. 4. Power of the purse -- ch. 5. Foreign policy powers -- ch. 6. Congressional investigations -- ch. 7. Senate's confirmation power -- ch. 8. Regulation of commerce -- ch. 9. Impeachment power -- ch. 10. Constitutional amendments -- ch. 11. Power to select the President -- ch. 12. Seat of government -- ch. 13. Miscellaneous powers -- pt. 3. Congressional procedures: -- ch. 14. Party leadership in Congress -- ch. 15. Legislative process -- ch. 16. Committee system -- ch. 17. Congressional staff -- pt. 4. Pressures on Congress: ch. 18. Constituency pressures -- ch. 19. Media -- ch. 20. Internal pressures -- ch. 21. President -- ch. 22. Supreme Court -- ch. 23. Lobbying -- v. 2. pt. 5. Housing and support: ch. 24. Capitol and office buildings -- ch. 25. Library of Congress -- ch. 26. Supporting organizations -- pt. 6. Pay and perquisites: ch. 27. Pay and honoraria -- ch. 28. Allowances and other benefits-- pt. 7. Congress and the Electorate: ch. 29. Who elects Congress -- ch. 30. Political parties and elections -- ch. 31. Who gets elected -- ch. 32. Campaign financing -- ch. 33. Reapportionment and redistricting -- pt. 8. Qualifications and conduct: ch. 34. Seating and disciplining -- ch. 35. Ethics and criminal prosecutions -- Appendix A: Constitution of the United States -- Acts of Congress held unconstitutional -- Rules of the House of Representatives, 106th Congress -- Standing rules of the Senate, 106th Congress -- Glossary of Congressional terms -- How a bill becomes a law -- Political party affiliations in Congress and the Presidency, 1789-1999 -- Election results, Congress and the Presidency -- Speakers of the House of Representatives -- House Floor leaders, 1899-1999 -- Senate Floor leaders, 1911-1999 -- Congressional Committee Chairs since 1947 -- Members of Congress who became President -- Women members of Congress, 1917-1999 -- Black members of Congress, 1870-1999 -- Hispanic members of Congress, 1877-1999 -- Recorded votes in the House and Senate, 1947-1998 -- Attempted and successful cloture votes, 1919-1998 -- House Discharge Petitions since 1931 -- Sessions of the U.S. Congress, 1789-1999 -- Lame Duck sessions since 1945 -- Longest sessions of Congress -- Joint sessions, joint meetings, and inaugurations, 1789-1999 -- Special sessions of the Senate, 1789-1933 -- Extraordinary sessions of Congress since 1797 -- Congressional information on the Internet -- Capitol floor plan -- Map of Capitol Hill -- Appendix B: Members of Congress, 1789-1999. Congressional statistics -- Congressional rules -- Glossary of Congressional terms -- Judicial review -- Lobbying. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Southbury Public Library | REF 328.73 CONGRESSIONAL v. 1 (Text) | 34019101319689 | Adult Reference | Available | - |
| Southbury Public Library | REF 328.73 CONGRESSIONAL v. 2 (Text) | 34019101319697 | Adult Reference | Available | - |
