Lawrence C Dodd - Congress Reconsidered

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Always a classic, Dodd and Oppenheimer's Congress Reconsidered is the recognized source for in-depth, cutting-edge scholarship on Congress geared to undergraduates. Thoroughly updated - with ten brand new pieces and the others completely revised - this ninth edition includes cogent, timely analysis of the 2008 congressional elections, as well as coverage of: the 110th Democratic Congress, specifically its energy policy, its handling of the Iraq War, and its taxing and spending; the role of committees in Congress; leadership by women and minorities in Congress; the effects of campaign finance reform; differences in legislative activity between the Republican and Democratic Congresses; party coalition-building across the postwar era; and, perspective on campaigns, elections,and political careers from member of Congress Daniel Lipinski.

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Dodd (U. of Florida) and Oppenheimer (Vanderbilt U.) present a collection of 18 essays (13 are new to this edition) that explore cutting-edge research on the development of the modern Congress, covering the patterns and dynamics of congressional change, analysis of elections and constituencies, and the dynamics of parties and committees. Important new chapter topics include the effects of a decade of Republican control, policymaking in an age of terrorism, how African American and other minorities have changed Congress; congressional preeminence in the late nineteenth century (contrasted with the presidential preeminence of 1969-2004); the impact of congressional committees in a partisan era; and the causes and consequences of declining party competitiveness. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)