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The U.S. Congress : a very short introduction / Donald A. Ritchie.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Very short introductionsPublisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023Edition: Third editionDescription: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour)Content type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780197620816
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 328.73 23
LOC classification:
  • JK1041
Online resources: The unprecedented politics of the past four years, culminating in the mob attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, underscore the need for a new edition of 'The U.S. Congress: A Very Short Introduction.' The previous editions explored the essential necessity of compromise to accomplish anything significant in the legislative arena, but recent events show that political polarization has hardened and produced gridlock. This new edition explains how the parties have changed and how that has affected both the House and Senate.
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This edition also issued in print: 2023.

Previous edition: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The unprecedented politics of the past four years, culminating in the mob attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, underscore the need for a new edition of 'The U.S. Congress: A Very Short Introduction.' The previous editions explored the essential necessity of compromise to accomplish anything significant in the legislative arena, but recent events show that political polarization has hardened and produced gridlock. This new edition explains how the parties have changed and how that has affected both the House and Senate.

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