Legislative Process (Aspen Casebook)

In Legislative Process, Fourth Edition, three outstanding authors explore American legislative institutions and the processes by which they consider and enact legislation. Using a rich variety of primary source materials, and placing consistent emphasis on the processes and practice of law, Mikva, Lane and Gerhardt consider contemporary legislative topics in the context of historical events.

Key Features:

• Maintains focus on legislative process
• Extraordinary authorship, including new co-author Gerhardt has advised congressional leaders and White House officials on numerous constitutional issues.
• New, unique, and updated material on important subjects in the legislative process, including, but not limited to:
• legislators conceptions of their duties Congress relative institutional competency to interpret the Constitution
• the President s role in law-making
• voting rights
• legislative ethics
• statutory construction
• impeachment
• the Senate confirmation process;
• and congressional rulemaking