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Congress

The First Branch
By:Benjamin Ginsberg; Kathryn Wagner Hill
Publisher:Yale University Press
Print ISBN:9780300220537
eText ISBN:9780300249613
Edition:0
Copyright:2019
Format:Reflowable

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An introduction to the U.S. Congress, from seasoned political historians and teachers

In this accessible overview of the United States Congress's past and present, Ginsberg and Hill introduce students to the country's most democratic institution. This text surveys Congressional elections, the internal structure of Congress, the legislative process, Congress and the President, and Congress and the courts. Congress: The First Branch offers a fresh approach to the First Branch grounded in a historical, positive frame.