The Senate
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The Senate
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Author : Janet Anderson
language : en
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Release Date : 2007
The Senate written by Janet Anderson and has been published by Infobase Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Highlights the responsibilities of the U.S. Senate, including the making of laws to govern the United States in partnership with the House of Representatives and the unique authority to provide advice and consent to the president.
Secret Sessions Of The Senate
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Author : Dorman Bridgman Eaton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1886
Secret Sessions Of The Senate written by Dorman Bridgman Eaton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1886 with categories.
The Senate Committee System
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Temporary Select Committee to Study the Senate Committee System
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
The Senate Committee System written by United States. Congress. Senate. Temporary Select Committee to Study the Senate Committee System and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with categories.
Senate Committee System
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Temporary Select Committee to Study the Senate Committee System
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Senate Committee System written by United States. Congress. Senate. Temporary Select Committee to Study the Senate Committee System and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with categories.
The Senate
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Author : Daniel Wirls
language : en
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Release Date : 2021-09-23
The Senate written by Daniel Wirls and has been published by University of Virginia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-23 with Political Science categories.
In this lively analysis, Daniel Wirls examines the Senate in relation to our other institutions of government and the constitutional system as a whole, exposing the role of the "world’s greatest deliberative body" in undermining effective government and maintaining white supremacy in America. As Wirls argues, from the founding era onward, the Senate constructed for itself an exceptional role in the American system of government that has no firm basis in the Constitution. This self-proclaimed exceptional status is part and parcel of the Senate’s problematic role in the governmental process over the past two centuries, a role shaped primarily by the combination of equal representation among states and the filibuster, which set up the Senate’s clash with modern democracy and effective government and has contributed to the contemporary underrepresentation of minority members. As he explains, the Senate’s architecture, self-conception, and resulting behavior distort rather than complement democratic governance and explain the current gridlock in Washington, D.C. If constitutional changes to our institutions are necessary for better governance, then how should the Senate be altered to be part of the solution rather than part of the problem? This book provides one answer.
The Senate Syndrome
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Author : Steven S. Smith
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2014-03-20
The Senate Syndrome written by Steven S. Smith and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-20 with History categories.
With its rock-bottom approval ratings, acrimonious partisan battles, and apparent inability to do its legislative business, the U.S. Senate might easily be deemed unworthy of attention, if not downright irrelevant. This book tells us that would be a mistake. Because the Senate has become the place where the policy-making process most frequently stalls, any effective resolution to our polarized politics demands a clear understanding of how the formerly august legislative body once worked and how it came to the present crisis. Steven S. Smith provides that understanding in The Senate Syndrome. Like the Senate itself, Smith’s account is grounded in history. Countering a cacophony of inexpert opinion and a widespread misunderstanding of political and legislative history, the book fills in a world of missing information—about debates among senators concerning fundamental democratic processes and the workings of institutional rules, procedures, and norms. And Smith does so in a clear and engaging manner. He puts the present problems of the Senate—the “Senate syndrome,” as he calls them—into historical context by explaining how particular ideas and procedures were first framed and how they transformed with the times. Along the way he debunks a number of myths about the Senate, many perpetuated by senators themselves, and makes some pointed observations about the media’s coverage of Congress. The Senate Syndrome goes beyond explaining such seeming technicalities as the difference between regular filibusters and post-cloture filibusters, the importance of chair rulings, the changing role of the parliamentarian, and the debate over whether appeals of points of order should be subject to cloture margins, to show why understanding them matters. At stake is resolution of the Senate syndrome, and the critical underlying struggle between majority rule and minority rights in American policy making.
Rules Consisting Of Special Rules Of The Senate
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1859
Rules Consisting Of Special Rules Of The Senate written by United States. Congress. Senate and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1859 with categories.
Secret Sessions Of The Senate
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Author : Dorman B. Eaton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-07-07
Secret Sessions Of The Senate written by Dorman B. Eaton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-07 with Political Science categories.
Excerpt from Secret Sessions of the Senate: Their Origin, Their Motive, Their Object, Their Effect In the absence of some explanation it is very likely that, in speaking of the Senate as plainly as I shall, without ever having been a Senator, I should subject myself to the charge of presumption. Let me say, therefore, that for many years my interest in public administration has led me to reflections and inquiries as to the manner in which it is affected by secret sessions of the Senate. Prior to April last, I had been for twelve years a Civil Service Commissioner, though for a portion of the time with no very active duties. This period covers the official life of three Presidents, as such, and a considerable portion of that of two others. The duties of a Civil Service Commissioner afford unusual opportunities for learning and appreciating not only the object and effects of these sessions but the views taken of them both by Senators and Presidents; and I may add that these views are very diverse. I had become so painfully impressed with the disastrous effects of these sessions, that, before leaving office, I had resolved to use the first opportunity for inviting public attention to them. These pages are the result. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Secret Sessions Of The Senate
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Author : Dorman B. Eaton
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-06-11
Secret Sessions Of The Senate written by Dorman B. Eaton and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-11 with History categories.
EXPLANATORY. IN the absence of some explanation it is very likely that, in speaking of the Senate as plainly as I shall, without ever having been a Senator, I should subject myself to the charge of presumption. Let me say, therefore, that for many years my interest in public administration has led me to reflections and inquiries as to the manner in which it is affected by secret sessions of the Senate. Prior to April last, I had been for twelve years a Civil Service Commissioner, though for a portion of the time with no very active duties. This period covers the official life of three Presidents, as such, and a considerable portion of that of two others. The duties of a Civil Service Commissioner afford unusual opportunities for learning and appreciating not only the object and effects of these sessions but the views taken of them both by Senators and Presidents; and I may add that these views are very diverse. I had become so painfully impressed with the disastrous effects of these sessions, that, before leaving office, I had resolved to use the first opportunity for inviting public attention to them. These pages are the result. —D. B. E. * * * * * * “A vigorous pamphlet, in which Mr. Eaton lends his efficient aid in knocking down the very thin wall which now shields the Senate.” —The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 59
Sizing Up The Senate
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Author : Frances E. Lee
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1999-10
Sizing Up The Senate written by Frances E. Lee and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-10 with Political Science categories.
This book raises questions about one of the key institutions of American government, the United States Senate, and should be of interest to anyone concerned with issues of representation.