Changing Cultures in Congress : From Fair Play to Power Plays.

The United States Congress has been described as dysfunctional, gridlocked, polarized, hyperpartisan, chaotic, and do-nothing. In Changing Cultures in Congress, Donald R. Wolfensberger explains the institutional dynamics behind Congress's devolution to a body plagued by a win-at-any-cost mental...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wolfensberger, Donald R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, 2018.
Colección:Woodrow Wilson Center Press (Series)
Temas:
United States. > Congress. > House > Rules and practice.
United States. > Congress. > House > Elections.
United States. > Congress. > House.
Parliamentary practice > United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Legislative Branch.
HISTORY > United States > General.
Elections.
Parliamentary practice.
United States.
Rules.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Rolling Rules: From Level Ground to Partisan Tilt; 2. Making House Rules; 3. Procedural Triage for Health Care Reform; 4. Fraying Purse Strings; 5. Whither the War Power?; 6. Congress and the Iran Nuclear Deal: Rational Reactor or Design Flaw?; 7. Governing in a Political World; Appendix; Notes; Glossary; Index.

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