Congressional Studies Series
About the Series
The Congressional Studies Series publishes volumes focused on the American Congress. Books in the series examine any aspect of Congress, such as influential acts and legislation, lobbying and constituency issues, congressional positions such as the House Whip and the Senate President, and interactions between Congress and other branches of government.Showing results 1-4 of 4
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Committee Assignment Politics in the U.S. House of Representatives
In this groundbreaking work, Scott A. Frisch and Sean Q Kelly draw on significant new data from congressional archives—gleaned from the papers of both Democratic and Republican leaders from...
Women Transforming Congress
From the first to one of the most recent--Jeannette Rankin (Montana, 1916) to Hillary Rodham Clinton (New York, 2001)--only two hundred women have ever served in the U.S. Congress. Have these relatively...
The Power of Money in Congressional Campaigns, 1880–2006
A new understanding of what really matters in our elections Prevailing wisdom holds that the pivot of American political campaigns has shifted over the past century from the...
Congress and Defense Spending
The Distributive Politics of Military Procurement
Since World War II, the U.S. government has spent more than $10 trillion on defense. Although everyone in the United States must pay taxes supporting defense contracts, ten states have obtained 75 percent...
Committee Assignment Politics in the U.S. House of Representatives
In this groundbreaking work, Scott A. Frisch and Sean Q Kelly draw on significant new data from congressional archives—gleaned from the papers of both Democratic and Republican leaders from...
Women Transforming Congress
From the first to one of the most recent--Jeannette Rankin (Montana, 1916) to Hillary Rodham Clinton (New York, 2001)--only two hundred women have ever served in the U.S. Congress. Have these relatively...
The Power of Money in Congressional Campaigns, 1880–2006
A new understanding of what really matters in our elections Prevailing wisdom holds that the pivot of American political campaigns has shifted over the past century from the...
Congress and Defense Spending
The Distributive Politics of Military Procurement
Since World War II, the U.S. government has spent more than $10 trillion on defense. Although everyone in the United States must pay taxes supporting defense contracts, ten states have obtained 75 percent...