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U.S. Senate Decision-Making: The Trade Agreements Act of 1979

Book by Robert W. Jerome; Greenwood Press, 1990

Subjects:

Foreign Trade Regulation--United States, United States--Congress--Senate--Decision Making, United States--Trade Agreements Act Of 1979

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...respect the rights of the other. When the Senate convened, two unresolved trade issues...when such an exemption had passed the Senate by a comfortable margin. The fact that...evidenced by a strong bill introduced in the Senate which would accomplish that end. If either...
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In Defense of the Senate: A Study in Treaty Making

Book by Royden J. Dangerfield; University of Oklahoma Press, 1933

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United States--Congress--Senate, United States--Foreign Relations--Treaties

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...favored. 23 At the conference between the Senate committee and the President, Washington...proper to be pursued between him and the Senate, in the formation of treaties, and making...President of the United States to the Senate, a future day shall be assigned, unless...
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Treaties Defeated by the Senate: A Study of the Struggle between President and Senate over the Conduct of Foreign Relations

Book by W. Stull Holt; Peter Smith, 1964

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United States--Congress--Senate, United States--Foreign Relations--Treaties

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...the staunchest defenders of the powers of the Senate. Apparently Washingtons first experience convinced...inadvisability of personal consultations with the Senate. Although he returned to the Senate on the following Monday, when, according to...
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Deadlock or Decision: The U.S. Senate and the Rise of National Politics

Book by Fred R. Harris; Oxford University Press, 1993

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United States--Congress--Senate--History, United States--Politics And Government--1945-1989

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...government, 67 , 68 ; of House, 13 ; of Senate, 6 , 15 , 16 , 23 , 148 -49, 262...House, 22 , 154 Rules and procedures of Senate, 12 , 13 , 101 , 118 , 122 , 157 , 187...41, 105 , 125 , 129 n, 175 Russell Senate Office Building, 129 , 130 Sabato, Larry...
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Politics or Principle?: Filibustering in the United States Senate

Book by Sarah A. Binder, Steven S. Smith; Brookings Institution, 1997

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Filibusters (Political Science)--United States, United States--Congress--Senate--Freedom Of Debate

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...1856, for example, that the typical Senate session lasted about three to four hours...introduced are counted from the indexes to the Senate journal. Bills passed are also counted from the indexes to the Senate Journal , and reflect Senate passage...

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Journal Articles on: senate

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American Political Mythology and the Senate Filibuster

Journal article by Troy A. Murphy; Argumentation and Advocacy, Vol. 32, 1995

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Filibusters (Political science)--Analysis, Public speaking--Analysis, United States. Congress. Senate--Practice

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American political mythology and the Senate filibuster by Troy A. Murphy As Congress...both the House of Representatives and the Senate were under Republican party control for...first two days, the meticulous U.S. Senate debated an amendment by Senator Tom Harkin...
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The Senate Should Give Immediate Advice and Consent to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea: Why the Critics Are Wrong

Journal article by John Norton Moore, William L. Schachte Jr.; Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 59, 2005

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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, United States. Congress. Senate--Conferences, meetings and seminars

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The Senate Should Give Immediate Advice and Consent...oceans and security issues, we believe that Senate advice and consent to ratification of the...force for 149 nations. Moreover, the Senate Text of the Resolution of Advice and Consent...
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The Senate Armed Services Committee and Defense Budget Making: the Role of Deference, Dollars, and Ideology

Journal article by Nasrin Abdolali, Daniels S. Ward; Journal of Political and Military Sociology, Vol. 26, 1998

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Defense spending, History, Military policy, Policy making, Senate-Armed Services, Committee on

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The Senate Armed Services Committee and Defense Budget...revenues or reduce the deficit, House and Senate leaders struggled to distribute the funds...House Appropriations Committee chair. Senate Armed Services Committee leaders had a...
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Special Issue: Argumentation and the U.S. Senate

Journal article by Thomas Kane; Argumentation and Advocacy, Vol. 32, 1995

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Debates and debating--Analysis, United States. Congress. Senate--Practice

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...Special issue: argumentation and the U.S. Senate. by Thomas Kane This special issue examines...practices of argumentation in the United States Senate. The three essays are largely concerned with the Senate as a forum where arguments are made within...
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A Bicameral Perspective on Legislative Retirement: the Case of the Senate

Journal article by Jeffrey L. Bernstein, Jennifer Wolak; Political Research Quarterly, Vol. 55, 2002

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Political theory, Retirement, Senate, Senators

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...Legislative Retirement: the Case of the Senate by Jeffrey L. Bernstein , Jennifer Wolak...research on career decisions in the Senate is sparse. Given the importance of retirement...on individual-level determinants of Senate retirements (see Livingston and Friedman...

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Magazine Articles on: senate

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Senate Sports Antique Chairs

Magazine article by Michael Rust; Insight on the News, Vol. 11, November 6, 1995

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Legislative conference committees--Management, Roth, William V.--Tax policy, United States. Congress. Senate--Management

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Senate sports antique chairs by Michael Rust Conservatives swept the 1994 elections, but GOP moderates retain power on many Senate committees. In the U.S. Senate the Old Guard neither dies nor surrenders but remains to chair...
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Senate Joins House in Support of Trio, Gear Up Programs

Magazine article; Black Issues in Higher Education, Vol. 22, August 11, 2005

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At risk youth, Bills, College admissions, Colleges & universities, Education, Education policy, Higher education, House of Representatives, Legislation, Legislatures, Minority & ethnic groups, Politics, Senate, United States

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Senate Joins House in Support of Trio, Gear Up...awareness programs for at-risk youth. A Senate panel in July delivered the latest blow...the No Child Left Behind Act. Under the Senate bill, however, Talent Search and Upward...
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Senate Loses Its Center in Flood of Retirements

Magazine article by Susan Crabtree; Insight on the News, Vol. 11, November 20, 1995

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Democratic Party--Officials and employees, Legislators--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc., United States. Congress. Senate--Officials and employees

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Senate loses its center in flood of retirements...leaving Congress. More than half of the Senate Democrats up for reelection in 1996 have...In an emotional retirement speech on the Senate floor in early January, J. Bennett Johnston...
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Senate Races: In This Year's Senate Races, the Democrats Are Positioned to Not Only Solidify Their Gains from Two Years Ago, but to Threaten Some of the Republicans' Former Strongholds

Magazine article by Jack Kenny; The New American, Vol. 24, August 18, 2008

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Congressional candidates--Political activity, Congressional candidates--Political aspects, Electioneering, Political campaigns, Political parties, United States. Congress. Senate--Political activity, United States. Congress. Senate--Tax policy

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Senate Races: In This Years Senate Races, the Democrats Are Positioned to Not Only Solidify Their...East, Republicans face an uphill battle in many of this years Senate races. Republicans must defend 23 of their 49 seats this year...
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Senate Vote Descriptions

Magazine article; The New American, Vol. 23, December 10, 2007

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Bills, Legislative, Legislative bills, United States. Congress. Senate--Powers and duties, Voting--Statistics

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Senate Vote Descriptions. 11 SCHIP. H.R. 976...million children. ILLUSTRATION OMITTED The Senate passed H.R. 976 on August 2, 2007...passage of H.R. 976 in both the House and Senate, President Bush vetoed the measure on October...

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Newspaper Articles on: senate

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Senate Blue Ribbon Committee Sets Hearing on Venable Contract

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, September 20, 2005

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Arroyo, Joker, Law firms, Santiago, Miriam Defensor, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations, United States. National Security Council, Venable L.L.P.

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Senate Blue Ribbon Committee Sets Hearing on Venable...III Sen. Joker Arroyo, chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, said the panel...rescinded the agreement. Enrile said the Senate or the Blue Ribbon committee should look...
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Senate Gives P2,000 Raise; Palace Welcomes Move to Help gova[euro

Newspaper article; March 10, 2006

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United States. Congress. House, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance, Workers

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Senate Gives P2,000 Raise; Palace Welcomes Move...Bicam urged to reconcile wage figures The Senate passed Wednesday night a bill seeking to...or -ang, which expressed hope that the Senate-House bicameral conference committee could...
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Senate Orders Dela Paz Arrest

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, November 12, 2008

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United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations

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Senate Orders Dela Paz Arrest. The Senate yesterday issued an arrest order for retired Philippine National...its probe on the so-called "euro generals" controversy. Senate President Manuel Villar Jr. signed the order minutes before...
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Senate Committee Passes Health Overhaul; Snowe Is the Lone Republican to Vote in Favor of the Bill

Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), October 14, 2009

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Snowe, Olympia J., United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance

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Senate Committee Passes Health Overhaul; Snowe...won its first support from a Republican as Senate Democrats pushed the reform effort through...further along than any previous try. But the Senate Finance Committees $829 billion bill...
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Senate GOP Divided on Treaty Vote during Lame-Duck Session

Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), December 14, 2010

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Kyl, Jon--Political activity, McCain, John--Political activity, Political parties, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services--International relations

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Senate GOP Divided on Treaty Vote during Lame...Byline: Eli Lake, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Senate Republicans are at odds over whether to...and minority whip, who is viewed as a key Senate arms-control specialist and regards the...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: senate

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Senate, Roman

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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SENATE, ROMAN governing council of the Roman republic...the kings. By the 3d cent. b.c. the senate was a group of 300 men with a high degree...best citizens; but as it worked out, the senate consisted of ex-magistrates, almost entirely...
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Senate, United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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SENATE, UNITED STATES see Congress of the United States . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Text of the Constitution of the United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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...United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. Section...power of impeachment. Section III 1 The Senate of the United States shall be composed...United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no vote, unless they...
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United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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...branch, is bicameral and consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The...Representatives, and Southern parity in the Senate was threatened by the prospective addition...Court and was twice frustrated by the Senate, which rejected both nominations. In...
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Caesar, Julius

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...people, but earned him the hatred of the senate. In 63 b.c. he was elected pontifex...After the First Triumvirate ended, the senate supported Pompey, who became sole consul...well as a champion of the people. The senate feared him and wanted him to give up his...

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