Congress

, by Frantzich, Stephen E.; Schier, Steven E.

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ISBN: 9781931442961 | 1931442967
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 4/10/2003

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Congress uses an analogy with which we are familiar - games - to help students understand the workings of Congress. In portraying Congress as a game or sport in which players and chosen, trained, find their ways onto teams, and battle in an arena not unlike that of football or basketball, the authors explain Congress in a way many students will find accessible and understandable without belittling the workings of Congress. This is a core text that can be used in any Congress course.

Preface
Using Atomic Dog Textbooks Recommended System Requirements Minimum System
Requirements Printing Atomic Dog Textbooks Dedication Introduction About the Authors
The Congressional Game Key Aspects of Games
A Checklist for Analysis Conclusion
The Constitution: Establishing General Rules
The Task of Rulemaking
The Political Environment
The Means to the Goals: A Game of Political Architecture
The New Congress: Rules and Players
The Evolution of Congressional Games
Rival Arenas: The Contemporary House and Senate
The Founders and Today
Conclusion
The Electoral Game
Rules of the Electoral Game
Drawing District Lines
Deciding to Play the Electoral Game: Motivation and Opportunity
Campaign Strategy: The Competition for Votes
Determining the Players: Winning and Losing Congressional Elections
Conclusion
The Arrival and Survival Games: Entering Congress and Staying There
The Elected Players
The Desirability of Staying in Office
The Growth of the Congressional Career
The Importance of Electoral Margins
Strategies for Survival
The Consequences of the Survival Game
Conclusion
Organizing for Action: Party, Committee, and Policy Teams within the Congressional Arenas
Introduction: Teams of Congress
The Party Teams
Chamber Leaders
The Committee Arena: Task-Oriented Teams
Competing Teams
Conclusion
Interpreting the Legislative Game: Congress, the Media, and the Public
The Congress versus the Media Game
The Congress versus the Public Game: Circumventing the Media and Reaching the Voters Directly
The Consequences of Congressional Coverage Games: Public Knowledge and Evaluation of Congress
Conclusion
The Public and Its Players: Organized and Unorganized Citizens
Reading the Constituency
Interest Groups: The Organized External Players
Who Wins and Who Loses?
Conclusion
The Policy Game: The Procedures and Strategies That Determine Winners and Losers
The Emergence of Policy Issues: Setting the Congressional Agenda
Coalition Building: The Underlying Strategy of the Policy Game
Processing Legislation: How a Bill Becomes a Law
Conclusion
Congress and Other Institutional Players: The President, the Bureaucracy, and the Courts
The Changing Rules of Congressional-Presidential Relations
Congress and the Bureaucracy
Congress and the Federal Courts
Conclusion
Congress and Policy Results
The Policy Game
Congressional Policy Strategies
Exceptions: The Great Departures
Policy Types and Policy Processes
The New Game Environment: An Uncertain Era
Conclusion
Congress, Reform, and the Future: Games Can Change
Change and Reform
Reforms Affecting the Players
Reform of Institutional Rules
The Ideal Congress
Congress and the Future
Conclusion
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