Most major measures wind their way through the contemporary Congress in what Barbara Sinclair has dubbed "unorthodox lawmaking." In this much-anticipated Fifth Edition of Unorthodox Lawmaking, Sinclair explores the full range of special procedures...
Despite what your students may have learned in Schoolhouse Rock, the textbook "how-a-bill-becomes-a-law" scenario is a rarity. As evidenced with health care reform legislation, most major measures wind their way through the contemporary Congress in what Barbara Sinclair has...
An examination of the legislative process, including the various detours and shortcuts a major bill is likely to encounter. A series of case studies on national legislation illustrate the contemporary legislative process including the Omnibus Drug Bill and Clinton's economic...