Triumphs and tragedies of the modern Congress : case studies in legislative leadership /
Triumphs and tragedies of the modern Congress : case studies in legislative leadership /
Maxmillian Angerholzer III, James Kitfield, Christopher P. Lu, and Norman Ornstein, editors ; foreword by David M. Abshire.
- xxi, 416 pages ; 24 cm
"Published in partnership with the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress, this book offers insightful examinations of congressional success and failure from the New Deal to today by leading political scholars and journalists. This analysis identifies lessons learned throughout history relevant to present and future politics"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Congress 101" -- An "invitation to struggle" : Congress and the Constitution / Building blocks of legislation : congressional committees and procedures / Zero-sum governing : the permanent campaign / The influence business : lobbying in Washington / The individuals who shaped the modern Congress -- Sam Rayburn : the power of persuasion / Gerald Ford : a politician without enemies / Thomas "Tip" O'Neill : New Deal champion / Dan Rostenkowski : the deal-maker / Newt Gingrich : the partisan revolutionary / Tom DeLay : power and hubris / Dennis Hastert : the accidental speaker / Nancy Pelosi : the pioneer / Richard Russell Jr. : patriarch of the Senate / Robert A. Taft : Mr. Republican / Lyndon B. Johnson : presidential legislator / Jesse Helms : the unapologetic conservative / Edward "Ted" Kennedy : a liberal lion / Sam Nunn : strategic leadership / Richard G. Lugar : statesman of the Senate / John McCain : the happy warrior / Congress and domestic policy -- Regulating sunrise and sunset : the long arm of the Commerce Clause / In Roosevelt's shadow : the New Deal Congress / Dawn of a new era : building the modern Congress / Defeating Jim Crow : the 1965 Voting Rights Act / Great Society milestones : Medicare and Medicaid / The power of the purse : rethinking runaway debt and a broken budgeting process / Myth and reality of the safety net : the 1983 Social Security reforms / Bygone bipartisanship : the Tax Reform Act of 1986 / Grand bargain or grand collapse : the case of immigration reform / Showdown over judicial nominations : Robert Bork / A Republican revolution : the 1994 Contract with America / Compromise amid bitter partisanship : the welfare reform law of 1996 / The backfire of unintended consequences : the 1997 Balanced Budget Act / Before money was speech : campaign finance reform / Federal reform of education : No Child Left Behind / Congress and national security -- FDR versus congressional isolationists : the road to World War II / A superpower's foundation : the National Security Act of 1947 / Un-American investigations : McCarthyism and the red scare / A blank check for war : the Gulf of Tonkin resolution / From draftees to professionals : the all-volunteer force / Congress takes a stand : the 1973 War Powers Resolution / Shining a light on spycraft : the Church and Pike committees / Against all odds : the Goldwater-Nichols Defense Reorganization / The triumph of process over politics : the base closure commissions / A powers tug-of-war : the Iraq War Resolutions / An imperfect compromise : "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" / License to spy : the USA PATRIOT Act / Reforming national intelligence : the 911 Commission / Changing course in a time of war : Congress and the 2006 Iraq Study Group / Congress and presidential scandal -- A president resigns : the Watergate Scandal / In Watergate's shadow : the Iran-Contra scandal / Political warfare on the Potomac : the Lewinsky scandal and Clinton impeachment / Norman Ornstein -- C. Lawrence Evans -- Norman Ornstein -- Lee Drutman -- Anthony Champagne -- Richard Reeves -- John A. Farrell -- Richard Cohen -- Linda Killian -- Jan Reid -- Michael Dorning -- Elaine S. Povich -- Sheryl B. Vogt -- James Patterson -- Joseph A. Califano Jr. -- David B. Frisk -- Susan Milligan -- David M. Abshire -- John T. Shaw -- Joe Lieberman -- Susan Sullivan Lagon -- Patrick Maney -- Ross K. Baker -- Kareem U. Crayton -- Marilyn Moon -- Jason J. Fichtner -- Rudolph G. Penner -- Richard Cohen -- Muzaffar Chishti and Charles Kamasaki -- Mark Gitenstein -- Linda Killian -- Ron Haskins -- Scott Lilly -- Susan Milligan -- Patrick McGuinn -- Carl Cannon -- Katherine A. Scott -- Ellen Schrecker -- Marvin Kalb -- James Kitfield -- Dan Mahaffee -- Loch K. Johnson -- James Kitfield -- David Berteau -- James Kitfield -- James Kitfield -- James Kitfield -- Michael Allen -- Jordan Tama -- Keith Olson -- Ross Cheit -- Kirk Victor. Section I: Section II: Section III: Section IV: Section V:
9781440831997 1440831998 1440833354 9781440833359
40024230734
2014021586
GBB487538 bnb
United States. Congress.
United States. Congress --Leadership.
United States. Congress.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--Legislative Branch.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--Comparative.
Congressional leadership.
Politics and government.
United States--Politics and government.
United States.
JK1021 / .T75 2014
328.73
"Published in partnership with the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress, this book offers insightful examinations of congressional success and failure from the New Deal to today by leading political scholars and journalists. This analysis identifies lessons learned throughout history relevant to present and future politics"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Congress 101" -- An "invitation to struggle" : Congress and the Constitution / Building blocks of legislation : congressional committees and procedures / Zero-sum governing : the permanent campaign / The influence business : lobbying in Washington / The individuals who shaped the modern Congress -- Sam Rayburn : the power of persuasion / Gerald Ford : a politician without enemies / Thomas "Tip" O'Neill : New Deal champion / Dan Rostenkowski : the deal-maker / Newt Gingrich : the partisan revolutionary / Tom DeLay : power and hubris / Dennis Hastert : the accidental speaker / Nancy Pelosi : the pioneer / Richard Russell Jr. : patriarch of the Senate / Robert A. Taft : Mr. Republican / Lyndon B. Johnson : presidential legislator / Jesse Helms : the unapologetic conservative / Edward "Ted" Kennedy : a liberal lion / Sam Nunn : strategic leadership / Richard G. Lugar : statesman of the Senate / John McCain : the happy warrior / Congress and domestic policy -- Regulating sunrise and sunset : the long arm of the Commerce Clause / In Roosevelt's shadow : the New Deal Congress / Dawn of a new era : building the modern Congress / Defeating Jim Crow : the 1965 Voting Rights Act / Great Society milestones : Medicare and Medicaid / The power of the purse : rethinking runaway debt and a broken budgeting process / Myth and reality of the safety net : the 1983 Social Security reforms / Bygone bipartisanship : the Tax Reform Act of 1986 / Grand bargain or grand collapse : the case of immigration reform / Showdown over judicial nominations : Robert Bork / A Republican revolution : the 1994 Contract with America / Compromise amid bitter partisanship : the welfare reform law of 1996 / The backfire of unintended consequences : the 1997 Balanced Budget Act / Before money was speech : campaign finance reform / Federal reform of education : No Child Left Behind / Congress and national security -- FDR versus congressional isolationists : the road to World War II / A superpower's foundation : the National Security Act of 1947 / Un-American investigations : McCarthyism and the red scare / A blank check for war : the Gulf of Tonkin resolution / From draftees to professionals : the all-volunteer force / Congress takes a stand : the 1973 War Powers Resolution / Shining a light on spycraft : the Church and Pike committees / Against all odds : the Goldwater-Nichols Defense Reorganization / The triumph of process over politics : the base closure commissions / A powers tug-of-war : the Iraq War Resolutions / An imperfect compromise : "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" / License to spy : the USA PATRIOT Act / Reforming national intelligence : the 911 Commission / Changing course in a time of war : Congress and the 2006 Iraq Study Group / Congress and presidential scandal -- A president resigns : the Watergate Scandal / In Watergate's shadow : the Iran-Contra scandal / Political warfare on the Potomac : the Lewinsky scandal and Clinton impeachment / Norman Ornstein -- C. Lawrence Evans -- Norman Ornstein -- Lee Drutman -- Anthony Champagne -- Richard Reeves -- John A. Farrell -- Richard Cohen -- Linda Killian -- Jan Reid -- Michael Dorning -- Elaine S. Povich -- Sheryl B. Vogt -- James Patterson -- Joseph A. Califano Jr. -- David B. Frisk -- Susan Milligan -- David M. Abshire -- John T. Shaw -- Joe Lieberman -- Susan Sullivan Lagon -- Patrick Maney -- Ross K. Baker -- Kareem U. Crayton -- Marilyn Moon -- Jason J. Fichtner -- Rudolph G. Penner -- Richard Cohen -- Muzaffar Chishti and Charles Kamasaki -- Mark Gitenstein -- Linda Killian -- Ron Haskins -- Scott Lilly -- Susan Milligan -- Patrick McGuinn -- Carl Cannon -- Katherine A. Scott -- Ellen Schrecker -- Marvin Kalb -- James Kitfield -- Dan Mahaffee -- Loch K. Johnson -- James Kitfield -- David Berteau -- James Kitfield -- James Kitfield -- James Kitfield -- Michael Allen -- Jordan Tama -- Keith Olson -- Ross Cheit -- Kirk Victor. Section I: Section II: Section III: Section IV: Section V:
9781440831997 1440831998 1440833354 9781440833359
40024230734
2014021586
GBB487538 bnb
United States. Congress.
United States. Congress --Leadership.
United States. Congress.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--Legislative Branch.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--Comparative.
Congressional leadership.
Politics and government.
United States--Politics and government.
United States.
JK1021 / .T75 2014
328.73