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Free Download Patricia R. Eltona, "Political Transition Process: Presidential and Congressional"
English | ISBN: 1606928341 | 2009 | 151 pages | PDF | 3 MB
The 2009 transition will be a unique and critical period for the U.S. government. It marks the first wartime presidential transition in 40 years. It will also be the first administration change for the relatively new Department of Homeland Security operating in the post 9/11 environment. The next administration will fill thousands of positions across government; there will be a number of new faces in Congress as well. Making these transitions as seamlessly as possible is pivotal to effectively and efficiently help accomplish the federal government’s many essential missions.

Free Download Jack Maskell, "Congressional Misconduct "
English | ISBN: 1607411172 | 2009 | 117 pages | PDF | 2 MB
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Free Download Party Transformation in Congressional Primaries: Faction and Ideology in the Twenty-First Century
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1009536508 | 265 Pages | PDF | 3 MB
The process through which candidates run for Congress has fundamentally changed in the twenty-first century. These new dynamics of primary competition have contributed to party transformation in Congress. Though many believe that primaries contribute to polarization, this book shows that primary voters do not systematically prefer non-centrist candidates. Instead, primaries contribute to party change by incentivizing candidates to adapt their positions between and within election cycles. Chapters identify influential groups in party networks and candidate misperceptions about primary voter preferences as key drivers of party transformation. These findings help readers to challenge common beliefs about the role of primary voters, understand the institutions, processes, and actors responsible for increasing partisan conflict on Capitol Hill, and reassess the relationship between intra-party factionalism and congressional polarization in the modern era. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the inner workings of American politics and the forces shaping our democracy today.