| Description |
248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Opposing viewpoints |
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Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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| Summary |
"Opposing Viewpoints: Congressional Ethics: Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Ch. 1 Is the congressional ethical oversight system necessary and effective? : The US Senate Select Committee on Ethics is effective and necessary / Select Committee on Ethics, United States Senate -- The US Senate Select Committee on Ethics is ineffective / Mark Hemingway -- The Office of Congressional Ethics has potent political influence / Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) -- Dems' dubious ethics tactics the last straw? / Donald Lambro -- The Office of Congressional Ethics has improved oversight / Paul Blumenthal -- The House Ethics Committee has failed to improve ethics oversight / John Bresnahan -- Congressional ethics oversight appears to be racially biased / G. Derek Musgrove -- Congressional ethics oversight is not racially biased / Armstrong Williams. |
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Ch. 2 What impact do congressional ethics have on social and political issues? : Congressional lapses in ethics on climate change can have disastrous environmental effects / Donald A. Brown -- Biotechnology legislation raises ethical concerns about privacy and discrimination / Mark A. Rothstein -- The US economic recession is closely linked to unethical behavior in Congress / Rushworth M. Kidder -- Poor oversight and prioritizing politics over ethics lead to the election of corrupt lawmakers / Nick Baumann -- Ethics and morality in Congress are essential to sustain constitutional rights and a functional democracy / David E. Skaggs -- Punishment for ethical violations is swift and decisive when political interests are threatened / Fred Barnes. |
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Ch. 3 How do lobbying and ethics reform measures affect congressional ethics? : Lobbying and ethics reform legislation is crucial to restore congressional integrity / John McCain -- Lobbying and ethics reform legislation does not address the root cause of unethical activity / Jack Abramoff -- The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act provides unprecedented ethics reform / Democratic Policy Committee (DPC) -- The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act is ineffective due to low enforcement / Bara Vaida -- Lobbying and ethics legislation favors businesses and undermines nonprofits' advocacy efforts / Larry Ottinger -- Lobbying and ethics reform legislation confuses and interferes with legitimate political activities / Randy Furst. |
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Ch. 4 What are some consequences of ethics violations? : Congressional Ethics Committee investigations pressure rather than punish politicians / Chris Good -- Surviving sex scandals / Julian E. Zelizer -- Sex scandals in Congress: what Rep. Weiner's 'sexting' adds to the literature / Gail Russell Chaddock -- Insider trading is unethical and calls for strict regulation and harsh punishment / Jim Galloway -- Strict regulation of congressional insider trading is misguided and unnecessary / Daniel Gross -- DeLay's guilty verdict a comment on politics / Rick Casey. |
| Subject |
United States. Congress -- Ethics -- Juvenile literature.
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Political ethics -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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United States. Congress -- Ethics.
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Political ethics -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Tardiff, Joseph C., 1966-
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Zott, Lynn M. (Lynn Marie), 1969-
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| ISBN |
9780737760460 |
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073776046X |
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9780737760477 paperback |
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0737760478 paperback |
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