Legislative process
By: Abner J. Mikva, Former Visiting Professor of Law, University of Chicago, Former Counsel to the President of the United States, Former Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, Former United States Representative State of Illinois; Eric Lane, Eric J. Schmertz Distinguished Professor of Public Law and Public Service, Hofstra University; Michael J. Gerhardt, Samuel Ashe Distinguished Professor in Constitutional Law, Director, Center for Law and Government, UNC School of Law
Contributors: Lane, Eric, 1943- author; Gerhardt, Michael J., 1956- author
Edition: Fourth edition.
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1019
ISBN-13: 9781454835295
Subjects: Representative government and representation; Statutes; Law; Legislation; Legislative power; Interpretation and construction
Description: "[This book explores] American legislative institutions and the processes by which they consider and enact legislation. Using a...variety of primary source materials, and placing consistent emphasis on the processes and practice of law, [the authors] consider contemporary legislative topics in the context of historical events."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The age of statutes; title: The anatomy and publication of statutes; title: The structures and processes of American legislatures; title: The functions and procedures of legislative committees; title: The enactment of legislation; title: Representativeness : the electorate; title: Representativeness : elections, qualifications, representative duties; title: Accessibility; title: Deliberativeness; title: The interpretation of a statute; title: The applicability of plain meaning; title: Resolving ambiguities.