TY  - BOOK
AU  - McCutcheon,Chuck
TI  - Congress A to Z
T2  - American government A to Z series
SN  - 9781071846810
U1  - 328.73 23
PY  - 2022///]
CY  - Los Angeles
PB  - SAGE reference | CQ Press is an imprint of SAGE Publications, Inc.
KW  - United States
KW  - Congress
KW  - Dictionaries
N1  - Sixth edition published in 2014; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Congress A to Z provides ready-reference insight into the national legislature, its organization, processes, major legislation, and history. No other volume so clearly and concisely explains every key aspect of the national legislature. The Seventh Edition of this classic, easy-to-use reference is updated with new entries covering the dramatic congressional events of recent years, including a demographically younger Congress, the urban-rural divide, and climate change; Congress A to Z provides ready-reference insight into the national legislature, its organization, processes, major legislation, and history. No other volume so clearly and concisely explains every key aspect of the national legislature. The Seventh Edition of this classic, easy-to-use reference is updated with new entries covering the dramatic congressional events of recent years, including a demographically younger Congress, the urban-rural divide, and climate change.

Each of the more than 250 entries, arranged in encyclopedic A-to-Z format, provides insight into the key questions readers have about the U.S. Congress and helps them make sense of the continued division between Republicans and Democrats, the methods members use to advance their agendas, the influence of lobby groups, the role of committees and strong-willed leaders, and much more
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