American and Texas Government
American and Texas Government

Author: Neal R. Tannahill

Publisher: Longman Publishing Group

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780205746729

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Known for the extremely student-friendly, jargon-free style of the two books from which it was made, the new "American and Texas Government: Policy and Politics" introduces the essentials of American and Texas government in a way that any student can understand. Neal Tannahilla s "American Government" and "Texas Government" are offered together in one comprehensive and accessible text. This new version features the same public policy emphasis that shows students the impact that government has on their lives, and offers the wealth of useful study aids and exercises to engage students in the course material and encourage them to become active participants in their government. This new edition is published as a Longman Study Edition and therefore contains a battery of chapter tests for student study and practice. It also offers the latest coverage of issues in both American and Texas government, including the results of the 2008 elections, immigration reform, and the challenge posed by nuclear programs in Iran and North Korea.

Legislative Effectiveness in the United States Congress
Legislative Effectiveness in the United States Congress

Author: Craig Volden

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-10-27

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 0521761522

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This book explores why some members of Congress are more effective than others at navigating the legislative process and what this means for how Congress is organized and what policies it produces. Craig Volden and Alan E. Wiseman develop a new metric of individual legislator effectiveness (the Legislative Effectiveness Score) that will be of interest to scholars, voters, and politicians alike. They use these scores to study party influence in Congress, the successes or failures of women and African Americans in Congress, policy gridlock, and the specific strategies that lawmakers employ to advance their agendas.