Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee to Investigate the Executive Agencies of the Government
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Category : Executive departments
Languages : en
Pages : 104

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Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee to Investigate Acts of Executive Agencies Beyond the Scope of Their Authority
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Category : Discrimination in employment
Languages : en
Pages : 364

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Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee to Investigate Acts of Executive Agencies Beyond the Scope of Their Authority
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Category : Discrimination in employment
Languages : en
Pages : 1456

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Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments. Subcommittee Investigating the Civil Service Commission
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Category : Civil service
Languages : en
Pages : 80

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Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee to Investigate Acts of Executive Agencies Beyond the Scope of Their Authority
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Category : Executive departments
Languages : en
Pages : 1174

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Author: Morton Rosenburg
Publisher: Nova Biomedical Books
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 106

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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.

Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee to Investigate Acts of Executive Agencies Beyond the Scope of Their Authority
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Category : Administrative law
Languages : en
Pages : 24

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Author: Douglas L. Kriner
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400883636
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 301

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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.

Author: Jennifer L Selin, David E. Lewis
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ISBN: 9780160948107
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 188

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Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee to Investigate Acts of Executive Agencies Beyond the Scope of Their Authority
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Category : Executive departments
Languages : en
Pages : 324

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