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How Congress Works

by CQ Press
SAGE. 2013. 250p. index. ISBN 9781608719112. pap. $50. Online: SAGE Reference Online REF
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Here is a manageable starting point for library users who are undertaking the challenge of answering the riddle posed by the title. With this 5th edition, CQ Press has provided a reference work divided into four sections: Party Leadership, the Legislative Process, the Committee System, and the Congressional Staff. Selected bibliographies provide more in-depth reading on the subject. Librarians take note: the concluding section "Reference Materials" will answer those picky questions like who are the Senate floor leaders, or how many votes were taken in any given year by either the House or the Senate.
VERDICT The title says it all. A straightforward, all-you-need-to-know resource appropriate for all public and academic libraries.
Reviewed by Christina Connolly , Apr 01, 2013
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