| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 802 pages) |
| Summary |
Provides information on the American Presidency, Congress, and Supreme Court. Covers the key figures, events, and structures that have animated U.S. government for more than 200 years. In addition to coverage of the 2000 Presidential race and election, it features biographies of all the Presidents, Vice Presidents, and Supreme Court Justices, as well as notable members of Congress, including current leadership; historical commentary on past elections, major Presidential decisions, international and domestic programs, and the key advisors and agencies of the executive branch; in-depth analysis of Congressional leadership and committees, agencies and staff, and historic legislation; and detailed discussions of 100 landmark Supreme Court cases and the major issues facing the Court today. Other entries define legal terms and phrases and elaborate on the wide array of government traditions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 769-776) and index |
| Notes |
Content as of: Mar. 18, 2002; title from title screen |
| SUBJECT |
United States -- Politics and government http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140410 -- Encyclopedias.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001614
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| Genre/Form |
Encyclopedias.
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Encyclopedias.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pious, Richard M., 1944-
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Ritchie, Donald A., 1945-
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Oxford University Press.
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| ISBN |
019514273X (print) |
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0199891273 |
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9780195142730 (print) |
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9780199891276 |
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