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The Nineteenth Edition of the Federal Regulatory Directory is a comprehensive guide for understanding the complex world of federal regulation. It provides detailed profiles of the most important regulatory agencies, including their history, priorities, actions, and landmark decisions. The book also features overviews of independent and self-regulatory agencies, as well as the global and state-level impacts of federal regulation. Whether you are new to the topic or an expert, the Federal Regulatory Directory can be a valuable resource for students, researchers, professionals, and anyone who wants to understand how federal regulation works and how it affects their daily lives.

The Federal Regulatory Directory, Sixteenth Edition continues to offer a clear path through the maze of complex federal agencies and regulations, providing to-the-point analysis of regulations. Information-packed profiles of more than 100 federal agencies and departments detail the history, structure, purpose, actions, and key contacts for every regulatory agency in the U.S. government. Now updated with an improved searching structure, the Federal Regulatory Directory continues to be the leading reference for understanding federal regulations, providing a richer, more targeted exploration than is possible by cobbling together electronic and print sources.

America′s Founding Documents is a collection of critical readings for the American Government course edited by CQ Press. This is intended to be a $5 bundle with Barbour, Am Gov: The Long Story Short 1e. Most books include these readings at the end of the text, but Am Gov is a brief nuts-and-bolts text so we have created this as a helpful bundle item for those who want to include it with their sale.

The Washington Information Directory (WID) is a topically organized reference resource that lists contact information for federal agencies and nongovernmental organizations in the Washington metro area along with a brief paragraph describing what each organization does related to that topic. In addition, WID pulls together 55 organization charts for federal agencies, congressional resources related to each chapter topic, hotline and contact information for various specific areas of interest (from Food Safety Resources to internships in Washington), and an extensive list of active congressional caucuses and contact details. WID has two appendices, one with thorough information on congresspersons and committees, and the second with governors and embassies.

The Washington Information Directory (WID) is one of the most historically successful publications at CQ Press. It is the essential one-stop source for information on U.S. governmental and nongovernmental agencies and organizations. These descriptions are not boilerplate advertising material from the organizations; rather, they are hand-crafted by a talented freelance research team. The guide pulls together 55 organization charts for federal agencies, congressional resources related to each chapter topic, hotline and contact information for various specific areas of interest, and an extensive list of active congressional caucuses and contact details.

With more than 10,000 listings, the 2015- 2016 edition of Washington Information Directory features concise organization descriptions and contact information for Federal departments and agencies; Congressional members, committees, and organizations; Nongovernmental and international organizations and Courts and judiciary organizations.

In simple, clear language, the new edition of this classic work presents basic explanations of the procedures and rules that govern the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.

The new edition of this comprehensive, two-volume reference has been thoroughly revised and expanded by expert CQ Press writers to offer a complete institutional history of Congress along with updated insight and analysis on the 2008 and 2010 shifts in power of the U.S. Senate and House of Represenatives.

The Historic Documents series presents key excerpts from documents about internationally important events of each year . Topics featured in the 2011 edition include the end of DADT, the Royal wedding, Wall Street protests, Arab Spring and many more.

Features biographical information on approximately 9,000 of the important US elected and appointed leaders. This title includes key facts on political leaders spanning 220 years of American history. It offers an appendix of additional reference tables on Congress, including sessions held, leadership, and committee chairmen.

Includes 32 essays that address a range of key issues, including demographics, economics, education, health, politics, and security. This title provides entries that discuss drug trafficking, human trafficking, international finance, immigration, and transnational governance.

An informative reference tool for young researchers seeking information on voting, the electoral process, and the history of US elections. It features essays, encyclopedic entries, and primary source documents, to help students understand the history and significance of the US electoral process.

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