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Strangers on a Hill
When Ross K. Baker's House and Senate first appeared in 1989, it became an instant favorite among students and instructors for its engaging and highly accessible description of congressional processes.
House and Senate
Drawing on interviews with United States senators who previously served in the House of Representatives as well as journalists and staff members, this volume provides a portrait of the two American Houses of Congress. It describes the important distinctions that separate the House and the Senate.
Is Bipartisanship Dead?
Is Bipartisanship Dead? is a status report on the condition of bipartisanship in the U.S. Senate and includes material from candid, on-the-record interviews with a dozen Democrats and Republicans. The book explores the distinct differences in bipartisanship in Senate committees and on the floor of the chamber and highlights the role of party leaders in promoting or discouraging bipartisan efforts. The book also asks the important question--Is bipartisanship necessarily a good thing?--and provides examples of flawed bipartisan legislation along with the views of critics of bipartisanship. Finally, the book delivers a dispassionate analysis of the vital signs of bipartisanship in the U.S. Senate and examines the constraints on bipartisan action in an era of polarized politics.
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The New Fat Cats
At a time when campaign finance is already under scrutiny, the advent of these member or leadership PACs is perceived by many as cause for acute concern. There are those who suspect that trickery or misrepresentations characterizes the relationship between member PACs and those who habitually contribute to them. Others fear that member PACs siphon money from the party campaign committees, further weakening the parties and decreasing political competition by providing additional support to incumbents. Finally, some fear that these new PACs will result in excessive involvement by outsiders in the affairs of Congress. After an intensive review of these concerns and other problematic issues surrounding PACs and public perception, Ross Baker has brought together an insightful and truthful look at today's fat cats. Baker explores the dangers that are real and should concern the public with Political Action Committees and their involvement with members of Congress. Consequently, Baker also begins to dismiss some of the publics perceived thoughts surrounding the buying and selling of votes on Capital Hill, calling it the publics disillusionment with the system.
American Government
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The American Campaign, Second Edition
Reporting data and predicting trends through the 2008 campaign, this classroom-tested volume offers again James E. Campbell's "theory of the predictable campaign," incorporating the fundamental conditions that systematically affect the presidential vote: political competition, presidential incumbency, and election-year economic conditions. Campbell's cogent thinking and clear style present students with a readable survey of presidential elections and political scientists' ways of studying them. The American Campaign also shows how and why journalists have mistakenly assigned a pattern of unpredictability and critical significance to the vagaries of individual campaigns. This excellent election-year text provides:a summary and assessment of each of the serious predictive models of presidential election outcomes;a historical summary of many of America's important presidential elections;a significant new contribution to the understanding of presidential campaigns and how they matter.
