CQ Press, American government A to Z series

More than two hundred alphabetically arranged entries offer nontechnical explanations of congressional operations, background on the development of the modern Congress, information on such subjects as the legislative process and the congressional committee system, profiles of individual committees, and short biographies of important members of Congress, past and present.

Features more than 300 entries that explore how the executive branch of the government, including the president, has responded to challenges facing the nation. Provides biographies of each president, analyses of presidential elections, and an examination of each presidents' policies and their effects on U.S. and world history.

More than two hundred alphabetically arranged entries offer nontechnical explanations of congressional operations, background on the development of the modern Congress, information on such subjects as the legislative process and the congressional committee system, profiles of individual committees, and short biographies of important members of Congress, past and present.

Contains over 360 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about the U.S. Supreme Court, covering cases, justices, constitutional principles, and legal concepts.

A comprehensive collection of over 300 entries that profile each U.S. president and other persons who have played a significant role in the executive branch.