Abstract Of The Thesic

In American political system, Congress is an important actor all along. Since' 1970s' Congress Reform, the Congress' role and influence has been rising. And the tendency is going a step further in the Post-Cold War era. In the meantime, along with the State becoming a sole superpower in the world after Cold War, its security policy has being exerted more and more tremendous influence for the security environment of the world and the other countries' security interests. In china and U.S., the studies about Congress and U.S. secunty policy belong to different research fields. Through the study on U.S. Congress' role in security policy, this thesis try to understand American security policy comprehensively and thorough.The thesis doesn't focus on some concrete security policies, it takes some security policies as clue, analyzes and research various particular circumstances when they pass Congress, to comprehend and grasp the Congress' role in policy-making process.In the thesis, the author, at first, adopts the approach of Huntington and Lindsay, and divides the American security policy fall into three general categories: crisis, strategic and structural policy. This is helpful to understand more distinctly the role of the Congress in the security policy-making process. Second, analyzes some key factors that influence on the congress" behavior, such as leadership of the congress and president, interest groups, public opinion, partisanship, institutions and coordination. Then, observes and studies the congressional inside policy-making process by focus on committees. Finally, does some cases studies.By research, the author comes to three basic conclusions. First, after the Cold War, the Congress plays a rising role in the strategic dimension relating to U.S. security policies. Second, in the Congress, difference between the security policy and the other domestic policies is narrowing. Third, the ability within the Congress drops down in coordinating the security policy-making.