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Politics and Policy in American Institutions


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Reasonable Disagreement Two U.S. Senators and the Choices They Make

Reasonable Disagreement: Two U.S. Senators and the Choices They Make

1st Edition

By Karl A. Lamb
February 27, 2002

This book examines the frequent reasonable disagreements of U.S. senators Paul Sarbanes and Dick Lugar, and finds in aspects of their life experiences reasons why they take particular positions and cast specific votes....

Environmental Policymaking in Congress Issue Definitions in Wetlands, Great Lakes and Wildlife Policies

Environmental Policymaking in Congress: Issue Definitions in Wetlands, Great Lakes and Wildlife Policies

1st Edition

By Kelly Tzoumis
December 17, 2009

Utilizing current natural resource policies, this work effectively shows how the wetlands fit a dominance model, the Great Lakes is a bounded model, and wildlife is labeled as a valence model. A must read for all interested in congressional policymaking, this book breaks new ground in our ...

Politics in an Era of Divided Government The Election of 1996 and its Aftermath

Politics in an Era of Divided Government: The Election of 1996 and its Aftermath

1st Edition

By Harvey L. Schantz
December 17, 2009

This book describes, explains, and reflects upon the 1996 presidential and congressional elections, devoting equal coverage to three phases of the political process: the major party nominations, the general election, and the subsequent government organization. In doing so, this study links ...

Legislative Learning The 104th Republican Freshmen in the House

Legislative Learning: The 104th Republican Freshmen in the House

1st Edition

By Timothy J. Barnett
December 21, 2009

Legislative Learning breaks new theoretical and descriptive ground in examining the political perceptions, policy principles and power plays of the influential 104th Republican freshmen in the U.S. House. This even-handed book builds on the work of leading congressional scholars, and provides a ...

Who Speaks for the Poor National Interest Groups and Social Policy

Who Speaks for the Poor: National Interest Groups and Social Policy

1st Edition

By Richard A. Jr Hays
December 17, 2009

This book addresses the central question of how the interests of the poor gain representation in the political process by examining the interest group system....

Presidents as Candidates Inside the White House for the Presidential Campaign

Presidents as Candidates: Inside the White House for the Presidential Campaign

1st Edition

By Kathryn D. Tenpas
June 19, 2003

First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company....

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