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Partisan balance : why political parties don't kill the U.S. Constitutional system /
With three independent branches, a legislature divided into two houses, and many diverse constituencies, it is remarkable that the federal government does not collapse in permanent deadlock. Yet, this system of government has functioned for well over two centuries, even through such heated partisan...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
©2011.
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| Colección: | Princeton lectures in politics and public affairs.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | With three independent branches, a legislature divided into two houses, and many diverse constituencies, it is remarkable that the federal government does not collapse in permanent deadlock. Yet, this system of government has functioned for well over two centuries, even through such heated partisan conflicts as the national health-care showdown and Supreme Court nominations. In Partisan Balance, noted political scholar David Mayhew examines the unique electoral foundations of the presidency, Senate, and House of Representatives in order to provide a fresh understanding for the government's suc. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xx, 220 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-214) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400838417 140083841X 1282976451 9781282976450 9786612976452 6612976454 |