Major Acts of Congress: A-E
Title | Major Acts of Congress: A-E PDF eBook |
Author | Brian K. Landsberg |
Publisher | MacMillan Reference Library |
Pages | 424 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN |
An illustrated encyclopedia of congressional acts from the earliest days of the American republic up through recent years.
Major Acts of Congress: F-M
Title | Major Acts of Congress: F-M PDF eBook |
Author | Brian K. Landsberg |
Publisher | MacMillan Reference Library |
Pages | 440 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN |
An illustrated encyclopedia of congressional acts from the earliest days of the American republic up through recent years.
Major Acts of Congress: N-Z
Title | Major Acts of Congress: N-Z PDF eBook |
Author | Brian K. Landsberg |
Publisher | MacMillan Reference Library |
Pages | 458 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN |
An illustrated encyclopedia of congressional acts from the earliest days of the American republic up through recent years.
Major Acts of Congress and Treaties Approved by the Senate, 1789-1980
Title | Major Acts of Congress and Treaties Approved by the Senate, 1789-1980 PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Dell |
Publisher | |
Pages | 255 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Legislation |
ISBN |
Some Significant Acts Passed by Congress
Title | Some Significant Acts Passed by Congress PDF eBook |
Author | Bob Navarro |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 182 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 0359482287 |
Major Legislation of the Congress
Title | Major Legislation of the Congress PDF eBook |
Author | Library of Congress. Congressional research service |
Publisher | |
Pages | 180 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The Laws That Shaped America
Title | The Laws That Shaped America PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781282084506 |
For better and sometimes for ill, Congress is a reflection of the aspirations, wants, and priorities of the American people. It reflects the kaleidoscope of special interests and unselfish service to others, of favors sought and sacrifices made. During each two-year session of Congress, thousands of pieces of legislation are proposed, many hundreds are given serious consideration, but far fewer are eventually enacted into law. Most enactments have limited impact, affect few, and are quietly forgotten in the flow of legislative activity. However, a small number of laws has risen to the level of historical consequence. These are the laws that have shaped America, and they are the subject of this book. Which pieces of legislation were the most significant for the development of the nation? Which have had an immediate or lasting impact on our society? Which laws so affected us that we could not imagine how our lives would be without them? Dennis Johnson vividly portrays the story of fifteen major laws enacted over the course of two centuries of American democracy. For each law, he examines the forces and circumstances that led to its enactment - the power struggles between rival interests, the competition between lawmakers and the administration, the compromises and principled stands, and the impact of the legislation and its place in American history.