TY - BOOK AU - Davies,Jack TI - Legislative law and process in a nutshell T2 - West nutshell series SN - 9780314167514 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - KF 4933 .Z9 D38 2007 PY - 2007/// CY - St. Paul, MN PB - Thomson/West KW - Legislation KW - United States KW - Local N1 - Includes index; pt. I. The legislative process. Five fundamental ideas ; Legislative institutions ; Processing bills ; Legislative advocacy -- pt. II. Making a bill. Ideas for legislation ; Drafting/writing a bill -- pt. III. All about legislative power. Legislative policy making ; Limitations on legislative power ; The struggle for legislative power and influence -- pt. IV. Impact of constitutions. Safeguarding constitutions ; Constitutional rules aimed at legislatures -- pt. V. Statutory interpretation. Fundamentals of statutory interpreation ER -