Download Free Stability And Change In Congress Book in PDF and EPUB Free Download. You can read online Stability And Change In Congress and write the review.

This edited collection contains 12 original essays on congressional reform and change by some of today's foremost congressional scholars. The essays examine the challenges facing Congress and include topics such as committee and leadership reforms, changes in rules and procedures, budget reform, and external pressures for reform.
Written from the perspective of the Republican landslide of 1994, this is the only available volume of original research that evaluates the relations between Congress and the presidency. Fourteen scholars examine the competition between the president and Congress using a variety of approaches and perspectives. Important areas discussed are the battle over the budget, presidential leadership and coalition building, war powers, stability and change in the Congress and the White House, the politics of military base closings, and empirical studies of presidential-congressional relations.
Contents: (1) Intro.; (2) Competing Approaches: Direct Popular Election v. Electoral College Reform; (3) Direct Popular Election: Pro and Con; (4) Electoral College Reform: Pro and Con; (5) Electoral College Amendments Proposed in the 111th Congress; (6) Contemporary Activity in the States; (7) 2004: Colorado Amendment 36; (8) 2007-2008: The Presidential Reform Act (California Counts); (9) 2006-Present: National Popular Vote -- Direct Popular Election Through an Interstate Compact; Origins; The Plan; National Popular Vote, Inc.; Action in the State Legislatures; States That Have Approved NPV; National Popular Vote; (10) Prospects for Change -- An Analysis; (11) State Action -- A Viable Reform Alternative?; (12) Concluding Observations.
Since the nation’s founding, the strategic manipulation of congressional districts has influenced American politics and public policy
Classic Books Library presents this brand new edition of “The Federalist Papers”, a collection of separate essays and articles compiled in 1788 by Alexander Hamilton. Following the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776, the governing doctrines and policies of the States lacked cohesion. “The Federalist”, as it was previously known, was constructed by American statesman Alexander Hamilton, and was intended to catalyse the ratification of the United States Constitution. Hamilton recruited fellow statesmen James Madison Jr., and John Jay to write papers for the compendium, and the three are known as some of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Alexander Hamilton (c. 1755–1804) was an American lawyer, journalist and highly influential government official. He also served as a Senior Officer in the Army between 1799-1800 and founded the Federalist Party, the system that governed the nation’s finances. His contributions to the Constitution and leadership made a significant and lasting impact on the early development of the nation of the United States.