Filibustering : A Political History of Obstruction in the House and Senate
Gregory. Koger
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Chicago : : University of Chicago Press, , 2010.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (241 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Illustrations; Preface; I. Foundations; II. The Historic Congress, 1789-1901; III. The Modern Senate, 1901-Present; Notes; References; Index. - In the modern Congress, one of the highest hurdles for major bills or nominations is gaining the sixty votes necessary to shut off a filibuster in the Senate. But this wasn't always the case. Both citizens and scholars tend to think of the legislative process as a game played by the rules in which votes are the critical commodity-the side that has the most votes wins. In this comprehensive volume, Gregory Koger shows, on the contrary, that filibustering is a game with slippery rules in which legislators who think fast and try hard can triumph over superior numbers.</
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| ISBN | 0226449645. - 0226449653. - 9780226449647. - 9780226449654
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