Legislative process
By: Abner J. Mikva, Eric Lane.
Contributors: Lane, Eric, 1943-
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Aspen Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Frederick, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 940
ISBN-13: 9780735576629
Subjects: Legislation -- United States; Legislative power -- United States; Statutes -- United States; Law -- United States -- Interpretation and construction; Representative government and representation -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The age of statutes; title: The anatomy and publication of statutes; title: The interpretation 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; title: the electorate; title: Representativeness; title: elections, qualifications, representative duties; title: Accessibility; title: Deliberativeness; title: The applicability of plain meaning; title: Resolving ambiguities.