ABSTRACT
This book examines the lawmaking bodies of the United states and the Germany and their constitutional duties and limitations. It is a first ever joint US-German parliamentary study that compares and contrasts two of the democratic West's most powerful legislatures.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part ONE|20 pages
Introduction
part TWO|22 pages
The United States and the Formation of the Bundestag
part THREE|112 pages
Representatives and Those They Represent
part FOUR|88 pages
Constitutional Context
part FIVE|96 pages
Organization and Operation
part SIX|152 pages
Policy Areas
part SEVEN|46 pages
Media and Public Opinion
part EIGHT|12 pages
Comparative Summary
part NINE|34 pages
Statistical Appendix
