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The Legislative Branch of State Government
This comprehensive volume examines the historic and contemporary role of the state legislatures and assemblies of all 50 states, offering insight into important details of how each of these legislative bodies functions. The Legislative Branch of State Government: People, Process, and Politics is one of three titles in ABC-CLIO's About State Government set, offering comprehensive coverage of contemporary American politics at the state level. Each of the three volumes focuses on a specific governmental branch, providing both general information and comparative details on how that branch operates in each state. Ranging from colonial times to the present, this volume takes a broad look at how th...
World Encyclopedia of Parliaments and Legislatures
A collection of over 200 articles describing legislative bodies around the world. For each country, the legislative body is discussed in terms of constitutional approach as well as practice. Key characteristics such as historical background, elections, lawmaking and budgetary control are covered.
Parliaments in the Modern World
A cross-national survey of how parliaments adapt to change
Legislation at Westminster
The Westminster parliament is a highly visible political institution, and one of its core functions is approving new laws. Yet Britain's legislative process is often seen as executive-dominated, and parliament as relatively weak. As this book shows, such impressions can be misleading. Drawing on the largest study of its kind for more than forty years, Meg Russell and Daniel Gover cast new light on the political dynamics that shape the legislative process. They provide a fascinating account of the passage of twelve government bills - collectively attracting more than 4000 proposed amendments - through both the House of Commons and House of Lords. These include highly contested changes such as...
What Is a Parliamentary Government?
What is a parliamentary government and how does this political system work? This fascinating book looks as different aspects of parliamentary governments, explaining what they are, how they have come about and giving examples of such political systems around the world today. "Understanding better" boxes include a key image, statement or piece of text reinforcing information covered in the main text, which encourage the reader to question and analyse facts and form their own opinions.
