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Watt, Phyllis – 1983
While the United States Senate debates the merits of televising its proceedings, it might consider as a model the House of Representatives, which has televised floor activities since 1979 with no dramatic changes in those activities or in members' behavior. The House system consists of inconspicuously placed cameras and microphones operated by…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Federal Government, Legislators, Mass Media Effects
Peer reviewedPurvis, Hoyt – Southwestern Mass Communication Journal, 1985
Analyzes the l983 Supreme Court decision on the legislative veto. Concludes that early stories in the press exaggerated the importance of of the decision and misinterpreted its impact. (FL)
Descriptors: Court Doctrine, Courts, Federal Government, Governmental Structure
Turnbull, H. Rutherford, III – Exceptional Education Quarterly, 1982
The authors focus on testimony by Senator Harrison Williams regarding parental rights under P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. (SW)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Government Role
Download full textDrushel, Bruce E. – 1995
Public broadcasting in the United States frequently draws criticism from conservatives who accuse it of pursuing an agenda promoting environmentalism, gay rights, affirmative action, reproductive choice, and other liberal causes, and of being hostile to conservative interests such as defense, the pro-life effort, and the promotion of Christian…
Descriptors: Censorship, Conservatism, Financial Support, Government Role
Robinson, Ted P.; And Others – 1986
Most research efforts concerning minority politics have focused on descriptive representation, which emphasizes (1) counting the minority or female persons in office, and (2) explaining representative levels on the basis of political, social and economic determinants. Descriptive representation, however, is passive and focuses on "being something"…
Descriptors: Blacks, Females, Government Role, Hispanic Americans
Peer reviewedFuller, Peter F. – Library Quarterly, 1994
Examines the organizational and political context of decisions directly related to the fate of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) from 1980 to 1992. This decision-making environment is then analyzed in terms of political values, structures, and strategies. (Contains 59 references.) (Author/KRN)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Decision Making, Federal Aid, Federal Government
Molz, R. Kathleen – 1988
This essay explores the somewhat uneven course of the public library as a knowledge institution in America and its relevance during the current information age, particularly in the United States, where there is a basic connection between access to knowledge and the political system. The public library situation is considered in terms of the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Depository Libraries, Electronic Publishing, Elementary Secondary Education
