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US House of Representatives: Ethics Enforcement & Discipline
Montagne B
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Description for US House of Representatives: Ethics Enforcement & Discipline
Hardback. Editor(s): Montagne, Bruno. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
The United States Constitution provides each House of Congress with the sole authority to establish rules, judge membership requirements, and punish and expel Members. From 1789 to 1967, the House of Representatives dealt with disciplinary action against Members on a case-by-case basis, often forming ad-hoc committees to investigate and make recommendations when acts of wrongdoing were brought to the chamber's attention. Events of the 1960's, including the investigation of Representative Adam Clayton Powell for alleged misuse of Education and Labor Committee funds, prompted the creation of a permanent ethics committee and the writing of the Code of Conduct for Members, ... Read more
The United States Constitution provides each House of Congress with the sole authority to establish rules, judge membership requirements, and punish and expel Members. From 1789 to 1967, the House of Representatives dealt with disciplinary action against Members on a case-by-case basis, often forming ad-hoc committees to investigate and make recommendations when acts of wrongdoing were brought to the chamber's attention. Events of the 1960's, including the investigation of Representative Adam Clayton Powell for alleged misuse of Education and Labor Committee funds, prompted the creation of a permanent ethics committee and the writing of the Code of Conduct for Members, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Number of pages
150
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
150
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781628083644
SKU
V9781628083644
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