Congressional Investigations Of The Federal Administration
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Investigating the President
Author | : Douglas L. Kriner |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2016-09-13 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0691171866 |
Although congressional investigations have provided some of the most dramatic moments in American political history, they have often been dismissed as mere political theater. But these investigations are far more than grandstanding. Investigating the President shows that congressional investigations are a powerful tool for members of Congress to counter presidential aggrandizement. By shining a light on alleged executive wrongdoing, investigations can exert significant pressure on the president and materially affect policy outcomes. Douglas Kriner and Eric Schickler construct the most comprehensive overview of congressional investigative oversight to date, analyzing nearly thirteen thousand days of hearings, spanning more than a century, from 1898 through 2014. The authors examine the forces driving investigative power over time and across chambers, identify how hearings might influence the president's strategic calculations through the erosion of the president’s public approval rating, and uncover the pathways through which investigations have shaped public policy. Put simply, by bringing significant political pressure to bear on the president, investigations often afford Congress a blunt, but effective check on presidential power—without the need to worry about veto threats or other hurdles such as Senate filibusters. In an era of intense partisan polarization and institutional dysfunction, Investigating the President delves into the dynamics of congressional investigations and how Congress leverages this tool to counterbalance presidential power.
Congressional Record
Author | : United States. Congress |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1414 |
Release | : 1952 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : |
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Congressional Investigations and Oversight
Author | : Lance Cole (Law teacher) |
Publisher | : Carolina Academic Press LLC |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023 |
Genre | : Governmental investigations |
ISBN | : 9781531023454 |
This book examines the legal and policy issues surrounding congressional investigations through a series of case studies, with an emphasis on the second half of the twentieth century to date. The new and updated second edition covers significant developments from the Obama and Trump administrations, including the two Trump impeachments, the January 6 Committee investigation of the 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and recent Supreme Court decisions on congressional investigative powers. The book is organized by case study topic, with each chapter using two or three case studies to introduce and analyze a discrete area of legal authorities and policy issues. The central thesis and organizing principle of the book is the importance of effective congressional oversight and investigative activities in our American democratic system of government, especially in the aftermath of the disputed 2020 presidential election. In addition to collecting legal authorities, the book includes relevant historical information and structural analysis of government functions, with an emphasis on separation of powers issues. The use of a case study format, rather than a traditional law school casebook format, is intended to present the subject matter in a way that can be used to teach undergraduate and graduate school courses as well as law school courses. The authors combine original congressional and judicial source materials with book excerpts and explanatory text, as well as notes and questions for each case study, to make the subject matter accessible to graduate and upper-level undergraduate students in government and political science courses, as well as to law students.
Congressional Investigations
Author | : Ernest Jacob Eberling |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 498 |
Release | : 1928 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : |
Government by Investigation
Author | : Paul C. Light |
Publisher | : Brookings Institution Press with the Governance Institute |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2013-10-22 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0815722680 |
Paul C. Light examines and evaluates the 100 most significant investigations of policy failures, bureaucratic mistakes, and personal misconduct undertaken by the U.S. federal government between 1945 and 2012. Launched by Congress or the president, sometimes by both at the same time, the investigations at the core of this book were driven by the search for answers about significant breakdowns in government performance. Light reveals which investigations were most effective, and why.
Investigative Oversight
Author | : Morton Rosenburg |
Publisher | : Nova Biomedical Books |
Total Pages | : 106 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : |
Congressional investigations have a special role in the history and the life of our government. In addition to informing Congress, so as to best accomplish its task of developing legislation, monitoring the implementation of public policy, and of disclosing to the public how its government is performing, the inquisitorial process also sustains and vindicates Congress' role in our constitutional scheme of cheques and balances. While they are only investigations, the high profile nature of many, including the failed St. Clair expedition of 1792 through Teapot Dome, Watergate, Iran-Contra and Whitewater has established in law and practice, the nature and contours of congressional prerogatives necessary to maintain the integrity of the legislative role in the government. This book thoroughly highlights the more common legal, procedural and practical issues, questions and problems that committees have faced in the course of an investigation. Problems of investigating the executive branch are detailed, with the focal point being the claim of the presidential executive privilege, and the problem of accessing information with respect to open or closed civil or criminal investigative matters. Various other issues are also touched and described.
Proposed Investigation and Study of the Operation and Enforcement of the Hatch Act, the Corrupt Practices Act, and Other Federal Regulations Governing Elections
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on House Administration |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 1957 |
Genre | : Executive advisory bodies |
ISBN | : |
Considers legislation to establish a Federal commission to study the impact on Government employees of Federal laws restricting political activities.
Congressional Investigating Committees
Author | : Marshall Edward Dimock |
Publisher | : Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins Press |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 1929 |
Genre | : Governmental investigations |
ISBN | : |