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Author Cushman, Charles Bancroft.

Title An introduction to the U.S. Congress [electronic resource] / Charles Bancroft Cushman, Jr.

Imprint Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c2006.

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Description xiv, 229 p. : ill.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction -- Origins and evolution of the congressional system -- Speaking for the people : the majoritarian House -- Representing the states : the individualistic Senate -- The oversight power -- The power of the purse -- The organizing power -- Using the three powers : creating DHS -- Conclusions.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject United States. Congress.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 0765615061 (cloth : alk. paper)

 
    
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