New Blood: Policy-Making in a Freshman Congressional Office

2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (04) ◽  
pp. 872-874
Author(s):  
Amir Fairdosi
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
The United States ◽  
United States Congress ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Congressional Districts ◽  
New Women ◽  
Capitol Hill ◽  
Legislative Activity ◽  
First Time

As the United States Congress began its 113th session, 72 freshman members arrived on Capitol Hill to represent their congressional districts for the first time. It would be universally heralded as the most diverse freshman class in history, containing four new African Americans, 10 new Latinos, five new Asian Americans, 24 new women, the first two Hindus, the first Buddhist, the first non-theist to openly acknowledge her belief prior to getting elected, and four new LGBT members, including the first openly bisexual congresswomen and the first openly gay congressman of color. But for all their diversity, each of them had at least one thing in common: none of them had ever been a member of Congress before. How do freshman policy-makers legislate? What unique challenges do they face? What accounts for variations in their legislative activity?

Public Policy Making and Public Policy Analysis

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee S. Friedman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
The United States ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Public Policy Analysis ◽  
Professional Class ◽  
The Many

This chapter reviews the development and growth of the policy-analytic profession. Historically, government decision makers have often called upon those with expertise to assist them in reaching their decisions. This chapter, however, concerns a new professional class of advisors that began developing during the 1950s in the United States. This new profession assists policy makers in understanding better their alternatives and relevant considerations for choosing among them. From here, the chapter offers some perspective on the research to date that has attempted to assess the effects of the profession—a perspective that emphasizes some important differences across the many types of governmental settings that utilize policy analysis, and the methodological difficulties that assessment efforts confront.

The Quota Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1924

1924 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 737-754 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Warner Parker
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
United States Congress ◽  
First Time

The Immigration Act of 1924 is a novel piece of legislation in two respects.1 In it, for the first time, is a real attempt made to control immigration,measurably at least, at its source, and thus to reduce to a minimum the hardships and inhumanities that heretofore have prevailed to such an extent as almost to be regarded as a matter of course. And in it, for the first time also, are immigration and eligibility to citizenship recognized as related subjects, and ineligibility to become naturalized made a reason for the exclusion of aliens.2 While it is by far the most drastic immigration statute ever passed by the United States Congress,, it is in numerous respects the most humane measure yet devised.

Following Suit or Falling Behind? A Comparative Analysis of Think Tanks in Canada and the United States

1998 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 525-555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald E. Abelson ◽  
Christine M. Carberry
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Decisive Role ◽  
The United States ◽  
Think Tanks ◽  
The Political ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Political Landscape ◽  
Parliamentary Systems ◽  
Economic Barriers

AbstractPolicy institutes, or think tanks, have become increasingly visible on the political landscape. However, their policy role has varied in different countries. This article seeks to explain why, compared to think tanks in the United States, Canadian institutes have maintained a relatively modest presence in the policy-making community. Although many Canadian think tanks have made concerted efforts to replicate the strategies of their American counterparts, they have had far less success employing them in an effective and meaningful manner. While many American think tanks have both the resources and the opportunities to convey ideas to policy makers, Canadian organizations must overcome institutional, cultural and economic barriers before they can play a decisive role in policy-making circles. This article also makes reference to the experiences of think tanks in some parliamentary systems, notably Great Britain, to demonstrate that although these barriers are formidable and need to be addressed in some detail, they are not insurmountable.

The President Proposes and Congress Disposes—But Not Always: Legislative Initiative on Capitol Hill

1974 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 356-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. Johannes
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
The United States ◽  
Executive Branch ◽  
Legislative Process ◽  
Capitol Hill ◽  
Echo Chamber ◽  
Legislative Initiative

Recurring and fundamental questions about policy-making in the United States focus on Congress' ability to initiate legislation. Does Congress lead? How and when? Are conditions changing to enhance or inhibit congressional initiative?Nearly all commentators on the legislative process see the president's leadership as natural. But many have argued that he has become the dominant or even exclusive initiator of major legislation. House Republican Leader John Rhodes recently wrote that “Congress has served as little more than a glorified echo chamber for the Executive Branch of government—usually content to approve or disaprove [sic], rarely willing to initiate.” Former Senator Mike Monroney asked, “Is Congress still capable of initiating and enacting its own legislative program?”

scholarly journals Thought Centers and their Impact on Public Policy Making in the Kurdistan Region (Critical Study)

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Omed Rafiq Fattah
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
Think Tanks ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Critical Study ◽  
Kurdistan Region ◽  
Policy Makers

Today, think tanks and research centers are the most important indictors to assess the state development and expect the possibilities for the future. According to academic and scientific perception, these think tanks offer scientific research and analysis for all the issues and problems facing the state. From this perspective, the think tanks deals with the causes of the problems, offer recommendations and solutions. This research is mainly an attempt to investigate the obstacles and opportunities of the think tanks in Kurdistan region. By doing this, we can determine the capability of Kurdistan in terms of research, and also we can inform the Kurdish decision makers in Kurdistan that in today's world the process of making decision is not related with the personal mood or personalization, but rational. For instance, the policy makers in the modern countries such as the United States, in their decisions and public policy largely depend on the recommendations and solutions that are given by think tanks, which is why the United States allocates large amounts of money for think

The Indian on Capitol Hill: Indian Legislation and the United States Congress, 1862-1907

1991 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 232
Author(s):  
Mary E. Fleming Mather ◽  
Mary E. Fleming Mathur ◽  
Markku Henriksson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
United States Congress ◽  
Capitol Hill
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