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This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. The role of the Congress is essential to any study of American government and politics. It would be impossible to gain a complete understanding of the American system of government without an appreciation of the nature and workings of this essential body. This text looks at the workings of the United States Congress, and uses the Republican period of ascendancy, which lasted from 1994 until 2000, as an example of how the Congress works in practice. The book illustrates the basic principles of Congress using contemporary and recent examples, while also drawing attention to the changes that took place in the 1990s. The period of Republican control is absent from many of the standard texts and is of considerable academic interest for a number of reasons, not least the 1994 election, the budget deadlock in 1995 and the Clinton impeachment scandal of 1999. The book traces the origin and development of the United States Congress, before looking in depth at the role of representatives and senators, the committee system, parties in Congress, and the relationship between Congress and the President, the media and interest groups

"Congress and Foreign Policy" published on by Oxford University Press.

This report reviews the status of energy efficiency and renewable energy legislation introduced during the 110th Congress. Most Senate action led to the Senate version of H.R. 6, an omnibus energy bill that the Senate passed on June 21, 2007. Most House action led to the omnibus energy bill H.R. 3221, which the House passed on August 4, 2007. A second area of focus has been on the funding-related bills for energy efficiency and renewable energy, especially H.R. 2641, the Energy and Water Appropriations bill for FY2008.

"In this slender volume, Fisher has written a fascinating and thoroughly researched analysis of Congress as a vital protector of individual rights."--Law Library Journal "A valuable book, engagingly written in language accessible to lawyers, graduate students, and undergrads alike; indeed, as assigned reading it would deepen students' understanding of the complexity of legal and social change."--Congress & the Presidency.

Looks at recent fluctuations in the public's perceptions of Congress. The public's support is lessened by scandals and perceptions of inefficiency. Support never reaches great heights, generally hovering in the 27-35% approval range.