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This is a two-part programme specially filmed in Washington. Its objective is to show how informal political processes operate in American politics. The subject matter is a narrative case-study of ...the campaign to create a National Historical Park for the historic Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Part II is concerned with developments during 1970. It traces the changes that took place in public opinion, its organisation, and its effect on Congress and the Department of the Interior. In observing the relationship of public opinion with the Congressional machinery, the programme examines the part played by Congressional Committees as well as the floor of the Senate and the House of Representatives and highlights the significance of Congressional hearings within the American legislative system. The programmes are more than a narrative case-study; they are means by which we can observe certain aspects of the American system as it responds to informal pressures placed upon it. No conclusions are suggested in the programmes; though certain leading participants in the case study make comments on the American system as they see it. The student is left, as far as possible, to reach his own conclusion.
This is a two-part programme specially filmed in Washington. Its objective is to show how informal political processes operate in American politics. The subject matter is a narrative case-study of ...the campaign to create a National Historical Park for the historic Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Part II is concerned with developments during 1970. It traces the changes that took place in public opinion, its organisation, and its effect on Congress and the Department of the Interior. In observing the relationship of public opinion with the Congressional machinery, the programme examines the part played by Congressional Committees as well as the floor of the Senate and the House of Representatives and highlights the significance of Congressional hearings within the American legislative system. The programmes are more than a narrative case-study; they are means by which we can observe certain aspects of the American system as it responds to informal pressures placed upon it. No conclusions are suggested in the programmes; though certain leading participants in the case study make comments on the American system as they see it. The student is left, as far as possible, to reach his own conclusion.
| Item code: | D100; 25 part 2; 1975 |
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| Published: | 1972 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:24:27 |
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| Contributors: | Wayne N. Aspinall; Stewart Brandborg; Charles Mathias; David Murray; William O'Douglas; Colin Ritter; John Saylor; Anthony Wayne Smith; Spencer Smith |
| Publisher: | The Open University |
| Production number: | 00520_1225B |
| Available to public: | no |
