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Author : Congressional Quarterly, Inc. Staff,Inc Staff Congressional Quarterly
Publisher : CQ-Roll Call Group Books
Page : 1086 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1984-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0871873141
Author : Nancy E. Marion
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780313393631
From Eisenhower to Obama, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of the policies Congress and the president have proposed and passed to protect the environment over time. The U.S. federal government first began to consider legislation to protect the environment and natural resources in 1940s. Since that time, Congress and the president have considered and passed numerous environmental policies—laws that serve to protect the quality of the air we breathe, the water we drink, the natural beauty of the land, and the animals that live both on land and in the water. In Making Environmental Law: The Politics of Protecting the Earth, experienced and accomplished environmental law researcher Nancy E. Marion shows what policies Congress have proposed and passed to protect the environment over time. Each chapter focuses on the members of Congress's response to a different environmental concern, such as ocean dumping, pesticides, and solid waste. With "green" awareness now affecting every aspect of our modern world, this text serves as an invaluable reference for students and researchers who need a deeper historical background on the political aspects of these issues.
Author : Douglas R. Imig
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0803225008
During the 1980s the rich got richer while the poor got poorer. In 1981 alone, 70 percent of the $35 billion cut from the federal budget came from programs for the poor. Although the disparity in incomes has been widely reported, the efforts of antipoverty activists and groups combating the Reagan/Bush agenda have largely been overlooked. Poverty and Power follows the rise, decline, and partial resurgence of poor Americans’ representation from the War on Poverty to the Reagan Revolution. Drawing on personal interviews and financial reports, Douglas R. Imig examines the political activity and organizational crises of antipoverty groups including the Center on Social Welfare Policy and Law, the Food Research and Action Center, the Community Nutrition Institute, Bread for the World, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and the Children’s Defense Fund. His findings delineate how electoral policy and economic change in the 1980s posed a direct threat to the welfare of the poor, and suggest reasons why no massive mobilization for social justice emerged. Still, the dogged efforts of advocates and activists culminated in the passage of the 1987 McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, the first positive federal intervention into domestic social policy since the Reagan inauguration. Imig helps us understand the complex relationships between opportunity and action that characterize all social movements.
Author : Paul Begala
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2001-08-31
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780743217194
He was a poor student who somehow got into the finest schools. He was a National Guardsman who somehow missed a year of service. He was a failed businessman who somehow was made rich. He was a minority investor who somehow was made managing partner of the Texas Rangers. He was a defeated politician who somehow was made governor. You can hardly blame him for expecting to inherit the White House. "Is Our Children Learning?" examines the public life and public record of George W. Bush and reveals him for who he is: a man who presents the thinnest, weakest, least impressive record in public life of any major party nominee this century; a man who at every critical juncture has been propelled upward by the forces of wealth, privilege, status, and special interests who use his family's name for their private gain. A Texan, political analyst, strategist, and partisan, Paul Begala has written a devastating assessment of the Bush brand of politics.
Author : David O'Connell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351517126
God Wills It is a comprehensive study of presidential religious rhetoric. Using careful analysis of hundreds of transcripts, David O'Connell reveals the hidden strategy behind presidential religious speech. He asks when and why religious language is used, and when it is, whether such language is influential.Case studies explore the religious arguments presidents have made to defend their decisions on issues like defense spending, environmental protection, and presidential scandals. O'Connell provides strong evidence that when religious rhetoric is used public opinion typically goes against the president, the media reacts harshly to his words, and Congress fails to do as he wants. An experimental chapter casts even further doubt on the persuasiveness of religious rhetoric.God Wills It shows that presidents do not talk this way because they want to. Presidents like Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush were quite uncomfortable using faith to promote their agendas. They did so because they felt they must. God Wills It shows that even if presidents attempt to call on the deity, the more important question remains: Will God come when they do?
Author : Matthew Andrew Wasniewski,Albin Kowalewski,Laura Turner O'Hara,Terrance Rucker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 778 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Government publications
ISBN : STANFORD:36105050657688
"A compilation of historical essays and short biographies about 91 Hispanic-Americans who served in Congress from 1822 to 2012"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Congress
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 780 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0160920280
"A compilation of historical essays and short biographies about 91 Hispanic-Americans who served in Congress from 1822 to 2012"--Provided by publisher
Author : Mark D. Brewer,Jeffrey M. Stonecash
Publisher : CQ Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2006-08-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781483371047
Talk of politics in the United States today is abuzz with warring red and blue factions. The message is that Americans are split due to deeply-held beliefs—over abortion, gay marriage, stem-cell research, prayer in public schools. Is this cultural divide a myth, the product of elite partisans? Or is the split real? Yes, argue authors Mark Brewer and Jeffrey Stonecash—the cultural divisions are real. Yet they tell only half the story. Differences in income and economic opportunity also fuel division—a split along class lines. Cultural issues have not displaced class issues, as many believe. Split shows that both divisions coexist meaning that levels of taxation and the quality of healthcare matter just as much as the debate over the right to life versus the right to choose. The authors offer balanced, objective analysis, complete with a wealth of data-rich figures and tables, to explain the social trends underlying these class and cultural divides and then explore the response of the parties and voters. Offering solid empirical evidence, the authors show that how politicians, the media, and interest groups perceive citizen preferences—be they cultural or class based—determines whether or not the public gets what it wants. Simply put, each set of issues creates political conflict and debate that produce very different policies and laws. With a lively and highly readable narrative, students at every level will appreciate the brevity and punch of Split and come away with a more nuanced understanding of the divisions that drive the current American polity.
Author : Congressional Quarterly, Inc. Staff,Inc Staff Congressional Quarterly
Publisher : CQ-Roll Call Group Books
Page : 1074 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1985-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 087187346X
Author : John Samples
Publisher : Cato Institute
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781935308294
In 1980, Ronald Reagan said, “It is time to check and reverse the growth of government, which shows signs of having grown beyond the consent of the governed. This book surveys the highlights and low points of the nearly 30-year struggle to limit American government, set against the big-government world of the New Deal and the Great Society.
Author : Jeffrey M. Togman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2001-10-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780313075940
Togman provides a comparative analysis of French and U.S. immigration policies from 1945 to 2000. He explores why nations implement the immigration policies they do, why some governments allow or even encourage large-scale immigration while others restrict it, why some states shift from liberal to restrictive entry policies and vice versa. Focusing on critical historical junctures, Togman illustrates how different institutional structures in France and the United States led these countries to implement divergent entry policies. Political institutions are shown to act as an intervening variable, helping determine what, if any, influence other factors such as economic conditions and cultural traditions have over a nation's immigration laws. Scholars and students of French politics, U.S. politics, comparative politics, and immigration policies will find this work helpful.
Author : Elizabeth N. Saunders
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2024-03-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780691215822
How elites shape the use of force in American foreign policy One of the most widely held views of democratic leaders is that they are cautious about using military force because voters can hold them accountable, ultimately making democracies more peaceful. How, then, are leaders able to wage war in the face of popular opposition, or end conflicts when the public still supports them? The Insiders’ Game sheds light on this enduring puzzle, arguing that the primary constraints on decisions about war and peace come from elites, not the public. Elizabeth Saunders focuses on three groups of elites—presidential advisers, legislators, and military officials—to show how the dynamics of this insiders’ game are key to understanding the use of force in American foreign policy. She explores how elite preferences differ from those of ordinary voters, and how leaders must bargain with elites to secure their support for war. Saunders provides insights into why leaders start and prolong conflicts the public does not want, but also demonstrates how elites can force leaders to change course and end wars. Tracing presidential decisions about the use of force from the Cold War through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Saunders reveals how the elite politics of war are a central feature of democracy. The Insiders’ Game shifts the focus of democratic accountability from the voting booth to the halls of power.
Author : Congressional Quarterly, Inc. Staff,Inc Staff Congressional Quarterly
Publisher : CQ-Roll Call Group Books
Page : 1232 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1993-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 087187931X
Author : Paul C. Light
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press with the Governance Institute
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815722687
Paul C. Light examines and evaluates the 100 most significant investigations of policy failures, bureaucratic mistakes, and personal misconduct undertaken by the U.S. federal government between 1945 and 2012. Launched by Congress or the president, sometimes by both at the same time, the investigations at the core of this book were driven by the search for answers about significant breakdowns in government performance. Light reveals which investigations were most effective, and why.
Author : Congressional Quarterly, Inc. Staff,Inc Staff Congressional Quarterly
Publisher : CQ-Roll Call Group Books
Page : 1452 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1978-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0871871238