Cq's Guide to Current American Government: Fall 2001

• ISBN13: 9781568026077
• ISBN10: 1568026072
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Cq Pr

Table of Contents

Introduction	v
Foundations of American Government	1	(8)
Facing the Judgment of History
Supreme Court takes a rare and controversial hand in the electoral process	2	(3)
Elizabeth A. Palmer
High Court Ends Presidential Vote Recount, Citing Equal Protection, Due Process	5	(4)
Political Participation	9	(30)
Elections, Campaigns and Voters
Election `Reform' Movement Gives Way to Caution
Parties agree that states should get federal aid but differ on mandating standards	10	(5)
John Cochran
Breaking the Tie: Parties Seek Formula for Majority Status
Sharp regional differences in voting patterns underlie near-deadlock in 2000 elections	15	(11)
Gregory L. Giroux
Debating McCain-Feingold
A preview of arguments likely to be heard from both sides on the role of money in politics	26	(4)
Derek Willis
Political Parties
Anguished Transformation from Maverick to Outcast
Vermont moderate foresaw little comfort in the aggressively conservative GOP	30	(5)
Mike Christensen
National Parties Mobilize for Battle over Lines
GOP talks softly while Democrats opt for a big stick	35	(4)
Karen Foerstel
Government Institutions	39	(36)
Congress
Shakeup in the Senate
One man's move ends GOP's six-year reign	40	(4)
Andrew Taylor
Senate Democrats' Priorities Drafted with an Eye on 2002
Party may hone `wedge issues' that cast Republicans as too conservative	44	(3)
Adriel Bettelheim
Daschle Promises to Smooth Rough Reality of 50 Plus 1
Democrats weight their next moves as GOP leaders bone up on minority tactics	47	(3)
Andrew Taylor
Congress of Relative Newcomers Poses Challenge to Bush, Leadership
Most members have known only an era of sharp divisons, narrow margin of control	50	(5)
Julie R. Hirschfeld
Judiciary
Senate GOP Backs Down from Dispute over Handling of Nominees
Daschle declares traditional procedures will be followed; organizing resolution unlikely to address confirmation process directly	55	(2)
Elizabeth A. Palmer
Presidency
Bush's Capital Course Relies on Cheney's Steadying Hand
Vice president-elect's Washington insider resume should quickly prove involuable	57	(4)
Lori Nitschke
After First Hundred Days, Bush Emerges as Pragmatic Warrior
Dealings on tax cuts and education reveal a president willing to show balance in pursuit of victories	61	(2)
Andrew Taylor
Bureaucracy
Faced with Darkening Fiscal Picture, Postal Service Seeks More Autonomy
Most lawmakers agree that a crisis is coming but differ widely on how much rate-setting flexibility to give the troubled agency	63	(3)
Alan K. Ota
GOP, Businesses Rewrite the Regulatory Playbook
In the drive to reshape federal rules, executive branch is seen as the path of least resistance	66	(7)
Rebecca Adams
Freeh's Contrite Visit to Hill Fails to Head Off Demands for Stronger Oversight of FBI	73	(2)
Elizabeth A. Palmer
Politics and Public Policy	75	(40)
Tax Debate Assured a Long Life As Bush, GOP Press for New Cuts
The president's unmet requests will be at the center of the next phase, which may see Democrats attempt to rescind some reductions	76	(6)
Daniel J. Parks
Bill Swindell
Education Bill Nears Final Hurdle with `Deal Breakers' Swept Aside
Democrats may try delay measure in conference to push for higher spending	82	(3)
David Nather
Welfare Overhaul's Next Wave
Bush proposes other uses for aid money; Democrats call for a focus on reducing poverty	85	(6)
David Nather
Kennedy: Pragmatic Gladiator Leads the Managed-Care Fight
Fiery rhetoric, canny negotiating are the liberal senator's hallmark	91	(6)
Mary Agnes Carey
David Nather
Rebecca Adams
Bush Order Gives GOP an Edge in Annual Struggle over Abortion
Renewed curbs on family planning assistance overseas are likely to stand up in Congres	97	(2)
Miles A. Pomper
Policing Consumer Privacy: Congress Prepares to Opt In
As concern grows over electronic intrusions, narrowly tailored bills have a chance of passing	99	(6)
Adriel Bettelheim
New Nukes: A Senator's Blueprint for Plentiful Power
Domenici bill revives long-dormant debate on the economics and safety of atomic energy	105	(5)
Chuck McCutcheon
Senate Democrats Will Turn Up Heat on Bush to Deliver Proposals for Reducing Global Warming	110	(1)
Rebecca Adams
Moderate Democrats Hold Key to Bush's Anti-Missile Program
President must overcome senators' skepticism, Russian rigidity about ending ABM pact	111	(4)
Pat Towell
Miles A. Pomper
Appendix	115	(34)
The Legislative Process in Brief	116	(5)
The Budget Process in Brief	121	(2)
Glossary of Congressional Terms	123	(15)
Constitution of the United States	138	(8)
Congressional Information on the Internet	146	(3)
Index	149