Congressional ambivalence : the political burdens of constitutional authority /

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Is the United States Congress dead, alive, or trapped in a moribund cycle? When confronted with controversial policy issues, members of Congress struggle to satisfy conflicting legislative, representative, and oversight duties. These competing goals, along with the pressure to satisfy local constitu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Farrier, Jasmine, 1970-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2010.
Colección:UPSO - University Press of Kentucky E-Books.
Temas:
United States. > Congress.
United States. > Congress > Powers and duties.
États-Unis. > Congress > Pouvoirs et fonctions.
Free trade > United States.
Libre-échange > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Legislative Branch.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
Free trade.
Legislative power.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Congress and the cycle of ambivalence
  • Congressional delegation of power : efficient strategy or existential tragedy?
  • To close or not to close, that is the question : BRAC, 1988-2005
  • A freer hand to promote free trade : fast track from Nixon to G.W. Bush
  • Dramatic circumstances, dramatic ambivalence : Congress post-9/11
  • Conclusion : The rewards and risks of power loss for members and institutional balance.

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