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The U.S. House of Representatives : fundamentals of American government / Matthew Spieler.
- Title
- The U.S. House of Representatives : fundamentals of American government / Matthew Spieler.
- Author
- Spieler, Matthew
- Publication
- New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2015.
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- Description
- 176 pages; 22 cm.
- Summary
- "The third book in the Fundamentals of American Government civics series explores the inner workings of this important part of the legislative branch. As with Selecting a President and The U.S. Senate, this book is written for all audiences, but voiced toward high school seniors and college freshmen--or any citizen interested in a concise yet authoritative exploration of this representative entity. Written by former social policy analyst and political writer Matthew Spieler, this compelling and digestible book carefully examines and explains exactly how the House of Representatives operates. From its voting procedure to historic beginnings and modern day issues, there is no area of this governmental body left un-revealed"--
- "The third book in the Fundamentals of American Government civics series explores the inner workings of this important part of the legislative branch. As with Selecting a President and The U.S. Senate, this book is written for all audiences, but voiced toward high school seniors and college freshmen-or any citizen interested in a concise yet authoritative exploration of this representative entity. Written by former social policy analyst and political writer Matthew Spieler, this compelling and digestible book carefully examines and explains exactly how the House of Representatives operates. From its voting procedure to historic beginnings and modern day issues, there is no area of this governmental body left un-revealed"--
- Series Statement
- Fundamentals of American government
- Uniform Title
- Fundamentals of American government.
- Alternative Title
- United States House of Representatives
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Election to the U.S. House -- The leadership -- The Rules Committee -- Standing committees -- Legislative service organizations -- Floor debate -- Case study: the Affordable Care Act.
- ISBN
- 9781250040367
- 1250040361
- 9781466835641
- 1466835648
- LCCN
- ^^2015028828
- OCLC
- 898418649
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library