Surviving Inside Congress, 6th Edition

An All-in-One Guidebook to the U.S. Congress – Learn How to Work For and With the Legislative BranchCongress affects everyone, including you. It can spend money, raise or lower taxes, increase prices, create or cut government programs, protect civil rights, and impeach the President. To do this, Congress has hundreds of elected officials, thousands of staffers, and many rules. Succeeding in Congress is hard. Surviving Inside Congress shows you how to do it. You will learn:Who’s who in CongressHow an idea becomes a lawHow the government spends moneyThe difference between the House and SenateWhy Republicans and Democrats seem like they hate each otherThe relationship between Congress, the President, and the Supreme CourtHow private citizens, businesses, non-profits, and governments advocate before CongressHow the media works and how to communicate with themHow Congress was created and its historyLearn how to thrive inside Congress. Read more