The American Congress Reader
- ISBN-10
- 1139473743
- ISBN-13
- 9781139473743
- Category
- Political Science
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-12-15
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- Steven S. Smith, Jason M. Roberts, Ryan J. Vander Wielen
Description
The American Congress Reader provides a supplement to the popular and updated American Congress undergraduate textbook. By the same authors who drew upon Capitol Hill experience and nationally recognized scholarship to present a crisp introduction and analysis of Congress's inner mechanics, the Reader compiles the best relevant scholarship on party and committee systems, leadership, voting, and floor activity to broaden and illuminate the key features of the text.
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