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Congress

The First Branch--Companion Readings
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Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2020

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A reader to accompany Ginsberg and Wagner Hill's Congress: The First Branch

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Benjamin Ginsberg is the David Bernstein Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University and chair of the Hopkins Center for Advanced Governmental Studies. Kathryn Wagner Hill is director of the Center for Advanced Governmental Studies at Johns Hopkins.

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    Frontmatter

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    CONTENTS

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    Preface

    vii
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  • Part One. Congress and its history
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    1 The Federalist No. 62: The Senate

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    James Madison
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    2 Staggered Terms for the Senate: Origins and Irony

    9
    Daniel Wirls
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  • Part Two. Congress and representation: elections, parties, and lobbying
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    3 Super PACs in Federal Elections: Overview and Issues for Congress

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    R. Sam Garrett
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    4 Reforming the Modern Congress

    60
    Donald R. Wolfensberger
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    5 Congress and Earmarks, 2006–2018: A Decade of Reform

    79
    Richard Doyle
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    6 The Business of America Is Lobbying

    112
    Lee Drutman
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  • Part Three. Congress and the separation of powers
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    7 The Legislative Role of the President

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    Paul Weinstein
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    8 Letters of Pacificus and Helvidius

    151
    Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
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    9 Bureaucrats and Their Constituents: Congressional Monitoring in the Modern Era

    161
    John Ray
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    10 Appointment Politics and the Ideological Composition of the Judiciary

    181
    Edward H. Stiglitz
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  • Part Four. Reflections on congress
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    11 Reflections on My Career in the House of Representatives

    215
    William Clinger
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    12 The Future of Congress

    231
    Tom Manatos
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    Contributors

    237
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    Credits

    240
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    Index

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