Do your staff need a solid foundation in American
governance? This program is carefully designed to train
NGOs, nonprofits, embassy staff and government agencies in
the ways and reasons why the U.S. government system
functions as it does.
Your staff will gain a clear understanding of:
Congressional structure and organization
How a bill becomes a law
House and Senate legislative procedures
Roles and operation of legislative support agencies
The Presidency and the Executive Branch
How the media shapes policy debate and Washington
decision making
"The Congressional Deskbook is perfect for
anyone who wants to understand how Congress works.
It is concise, clarion clear and comprehensive
all at once. It is spare and crisp -- but it never
oversimplifies. It is written in lay language, but it
never 'dumbs it down.' The
Congressional Deskbook is a unique tool, one
that I use regularly."
-- David Hawkings,
Senior Editor,
Congressional Quarterly
Roles of the federal government and state
governments
The Dynamics of Today's Legislative Process
Politics, policy, and procedure
House and Senate legislative procedures
Congressional operations
Structure and organization of Congress
Formal and Informal Legislative Support Agencies
Roles and responsibilities of governmental
organizations such as the Congressional Research
Service, the Congressional Budget Office, and
Government Accountability Office
Roles of non-governmental organizations, think tanks
and others.
The Presidency and the Executive Branch
How the president's administration and executive
branch interact with Congress.
How domestic and foreign policy decisions within the
executive and legislative branches are influenced by
economic and political realities.
The budgetary and policy information produced in
executive agencies.
Lobbying in Washington
The role of lobbying in the legislative process.
The Fourth Estate: The Media
The media's constitutionally protected role in
shaping policy debate in the U.S. government,
national decision-making, and public opinion
overall.
The Role of the Judicial Branch
The organization, jurisdiction, and work of U.S.
federal courts.
Cooperation and conflict between the judiciary and
the legislative process.
Role of judges
The impact of judicial review on new and existing
law.
Lunch and breaks scheduled as appropriate
All custom training is tailored for each organization and
audience. Topics from this program can be combined with
topics from our other programs and with topics from your
existing training programs.
We have tailored this course for foreign
diplomats and others.
Our
selected client list includes clients who
have purchased custom training, sent staff to
our public programs and who have purchased our
publications.
The fee for this program depends on the location,
number of attendees, length, and training materials.
Call us for details, or complete our
custom program information request for more
information.
If you don't have enough people for a custom,
on-site program, you can still train your staff at
our public
course.
The
program
fee includes pre-program development and design,
materials for your internal marketing and promotion,
all course materials, and
faculty chosen for your topic and your audience
at the time and location you choose.
Our custom program clients provide the
classroom/meeting space, all audio visual equipment,
any food and beverages, all registration functions,
and travel arrangements for attendees. When the
program is held outside the Washington, DC metro
area, travel arrangements for faculty can be made by
the client or by us.
We can also provide meeting space, audio visual
equipment, food and beverage, registration, and
travel arrangements, though this affects program
cost.
TheCapitol.Net, Inc., is a non-partisan small
business, and a Virginia corporation. We are
registered with CCR. See our
Capability Statement and our
About Us page for more details.
TheCapitol.Net is a non-partisan firm, and the
opinions of its faculty, authors, clients and the
owners and operators of its vendors are their own
and do not represent those of TheCapitol.Net.
All custom training from TheCapitol.Net is tailored for each organization and
audience. Topics from this program can be combined with
topics from our other programs and with topics from your
existing training programs.
Public Course
If you don't have enough staff for a custom, on-site
training program, this courses is
available on audio.
Our faculty for this program are all Hill veterans
with current Hill experience.
Internal Marketing
To help you publicize and market a custom program to
your organization's audience, we can provide printed
materials and language for your own internal
promotion and publicity.