- Summary
- Contents
- Subject index
This comprehensive reference offers a complete institutional history of Congress. The 35 chapters of Guide to Congress, Seventh Edition, are divided into eight subject areas that cover all aspects of the U.S. Congress: Origins and Development of Congress, from the constitutional beginnings of the legislative branch to the histories of the House and Senate and their power shifts, eras of partisanship and unity, influential leaders, and working relationships with presidents. Coverage includes analysis of the tug-of-war between House Democrats and the George W. Bush administration on Iraq war withdrawal timetables, updates on criminal investigations of House members, including William J. Jefferson of Louisiana and Charles Rangel of New York, and analysis of the Tea Party Movement and new Republican majority. Powers of Congress, including powers ...
Chapter 17: Congressional Staff
Congressional Staff
Thousands of people work for Congress, a generally faceless mass of mostly young people who are an integral part of the legislative process. For the public, congressional staff members are represented by the voices at the other end of phone calls to members' offices or the blurred faces behind members at televised ...
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