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The American Congress provides the most current treatment of congressional politics available in an undergraduate text. Informed by the authors' Capitol Hill experience and scholarship, this book presents a crisp introduction to major features of Congress: parties and committee systems, leadership, voting, and floor activity. This text contains discussions of the importance of presidents, courts, and interest groups in congressional policy making. Recent developments are also discussed within the context of congressional political history. The seventh edition includes complete coverage of the first Congress of the Obama presidency, the 2010 midterm elections, healthcare reform, and an early perspective on the 112th Congress with a Republican majority. Review From the Fifth Edition: "The American Congress by Smith, Roberts, and Vander Wielen is a superb textbook. I routinely assign it in my undergraduate courses on the U.S. Congress. The Smith textbook is concise, extremely well conceptualized, argued, and written, and perfectly pitched for undergraduates." - Sarah Binder, George Washington University "Smith, Roberts, and Vander Wielen present ideas, not just anecdotes, stories, or

Who reads The American Congress?

Author

Steven S. Smith, Jason M. Roberts, Ryan J. Vander Wielen, Steven S. Smith

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781139128810

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Political Science, Social Science, Social Sciences