This book presents a selection of federal acts including the Posse Comitatus Act; the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA); the Arsenal Act; the Em...

The use of committees as crucial centres of policymaking, oversight of federal agencies, and public education is an organising principle of the con...

The Senate is one of the two houses of the Congress, created in Article I, Section 1 of the US Constitution. The Senate has 100 members, who serve ...

The Senate is one of the two houses of the Congress, created in Article I, Section 1 of the US Constitution. The Senate has 100 members, who serve ...

This book is an overview of the confirmation process of political appointees. As part of the process of making an appointment to an advice and cons...

The Senior Executive Service (SES) was established by the Civil Service Reform Act (CSRA) of 1978. Congress created the SES to provide a government...

Israel has won its wars, or at the very least, stopped its destruction by the opposing Arab armies. However, in another war, the war of words (ie: ...

Congress’s role and operation in national politics is fundamentally shaped by the design and structure of the governing institution in the Constitu...

When the Twin Towers in New York, and the Pentagon in Washington were hit by aeroplanes, the western world stood in shocked silence. Then came the ...

This book presents a comprehensive overview of the current, most critical challenges and issues facing Serbia, on its road towards integration in t...

This book presents a comprehensive overview of the current, most critical political, economic and social issues, and challenges facing Serbia on it...

THE SERVILE STATE has endured as his most important political work. The effect of socialist doctrine on capitalist society, Belloc wrote, is to pro...

More than 20 years have passed since the introduction of the Universal Character Set. However, legacy applications still cannot even render German ...

Civilians in Africa's conflict zones, particularly women and children, are often vulnerable to sexual violence, including rape, mutilation and sexu...

Alberta had the tightest controls on spending in Canada during the very period when the Klein government has claimed costs were soaring out of cont...

Siauw Giok Tjhan (1914-1981) was one of the most influential Chinese Indonesian political leaders active in the early decades following Indonesia’s...

This book discusses the ecology, diversity and environmental impact of Siberia. Chapter One discusses cultural interaction and mutual influence of ...

The small, underdeveloped countries of Africa, seem to harbour all the flammable elements necessary to ignite civil wars and revolutions. Since 199...

The abbe Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes (1748-1836) distinguished himself as the chief theoretician of the French Revolution--and as a revolutionary consti...

The abbe Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes (1748-1836) distinguished himself as the chief theoretician of the French Revolution--and as a revolutionary consti...

The symposium "Sleepers, Moles, and Martyrs: Secret Identifications, Societal Integration, and the Differing Meanings of Freedom" held in Reinhause...

In this compilation, the authors evaluate the political situation in Slovakia, a young democracy with a population of over five million and with hi...

This book analyzes the characteristics and outcomes of the transition process in Slovenia, a relatively young and independent country, from differe...

The Small Business Administration (SBA) administers several programs to support small businesses, including the Historically Underutilized Business...