The U.S. Senate : from deliberation to dysfunction / editor, Burdett A. Loomis.

Other author Loomis, Burdett A., 1945-2021
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, DC : CQ Press, ©2012.
Descriptionxii, 279 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents The U.S. senate in the mid twentieth century / Eric Schickler -- U.S. senate elections in a polarized era / Alan I. Abramowitz -- A half-century of bicameralism / Ross K. Baker -- The changing careers of senators, 1960-2010: coming, going, choosing / Burdett Loomis -- Senate parties and party leadership 1960-2010 / Barbara Sinclair -- Individual and partisan activism on the senate floor / Frances E. Lee -- The senate syndrome / Steven S. Smith -- The filibuster then and now: civil rights in the 1960s and financial regulation, 2009-2010 / Gregory Koger -- Advice and consent in the "slow" senate / Sarah Binder -- Congress and energy policy 1960-2010: A long term evaluation / Bruce I. Oppenheimer -- The senate and foreign policy / James M. Lindsay -- Looking back to see ahead: the senate in the twenty-first century / David W. Rohde.
General noteIncludes index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011026290
ISBN9781608717279 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1608717275 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Standard identifier# 6931687

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Joyner General Stacks JK1161 .U53 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold