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  • Insecure Majorities

    Congress and the Perpetual Campaign

    "[A] tour de force. Building upon her argument in Beyond Ideology, she adds an important wrinkle into the current divide between the parties in Congress." — Perspectives on PoliticsAs Democrats and Republicans continue to vie for political advantage, Congress remains paralyzed by partisan conflict. That the last two decades have seen some of the least productive Congresses in recent history is ... Leer más

    $23.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Limits of Party

    Congress and Lawmaking in a Polarized Era

    Series series Chicago Studies in American Politics
    To many observers, Congress has become a deeply partisan institution where ideologically-distinct political parties do little more than engage in legislative trench warfare. A zero-sum, winner-take-all approach to congressional politics has replaced the bipartisan comity of past eras. If the parties cannot get everything they want in national policymaking, then they prefer gridlock and stalemate ... Leer más

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  • Beyond Ideology

    Politics, Principles, and Partisanship in the U. S. Senate

    The congressional agenda, Frances Lee contends, includes many issues about which liberals and conservatives generally agree. Even over these matters, though, Democratic and Republican senators tend to fight with each other. What explains this discord? Beyond Ideology argues that many partisan battles are rooted in competition for power rather than disagreement over the rightful role of government ... Leer más

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  • Congress and Its Members

    Congress and Its Members has been the gold standard for Congress courses for thirty years. Now in its 20th edition, the book offers comprehensive and current coverage of the U.S. Congress and the legislative process by examining the tension between Congress as a lawmaking institution and as a collection of politicians constantly seeking re-election.The 20th Edition covers the outcomes of the 2024 ... Leer más

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  • Can America Govern Itself?

    Edición de Frances E. Lee, Nolan McCarty ...
    Series series SSRC Anxieties of Democracy
    Can America Govern Itself? brings together a diverse group of distinguished scholars to analyze how rising party polarization and economic inequality have affected the performance of American governing institutions. It is organized around two themes: the changing nature of representation in the United States; and how changes in the political environment have affected the internal processes of ... Leer más

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  • The Oxford Handbook of the American Congress

    Edición de Eric Schickler, Frances E. Lee ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    No legislature in the world has a greater influence over its nation's public affairs than the US Congress. The Congress's centrality in the US system of government has placed research on Congress at the heart of scholarship on American politics. Generations of American government scholars working in a wide range of methodological traditions have focused their analysis on understanding Congress, ... Leer más

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  • It's Even Worse Than It Looks

    How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism

    Acrimony and hyperpartisanship have seeped into every part of the political process. Congress is deadlocked and its approval ratings are at record lows. America's two main political parties have given up their traditions of compromise, endangering our very system of constitutional democracy. And one of these parties has taken on the role of insurgent outlier; the Republicans have become ... Leer más

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  • Party Wars

    Polarization and the Politics of National Policy Making

    Series series The Julian J. Rothbaum Distinguished Lecture Series
    Party Wars is the first book to describe how the ideological gulf now separating the two major parties developed and how today’s fierce partisan competition affects the political process and national policy.Barbara Sinclair traces the current ideological divide to changes in the Republican party in the 1970s and 1980s, including the rise of neoconservativism and the Religious Right. Because of ... Leer más

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  • Party and Procedure in the United States Congress

    Understanding how Congressional political parties utilize floor procedure to advance a legislative agenda is fundamental to understanding how Congress operates. This book offers students and researchers an in-depth understanding of the procedural tools available to congressional leaders and committee chairs and how those tools are implemented in the House of Representatives, the Senate, and during ... Leer más

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  • The Gamble

    Choice and Chance in the 2012 Presidential Election - Updated Edition

    A unique "moneyball" look at the 2012 U.S. presidential contest between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney"Game changer." We heard it so many times during the 2012 U.S. presidential election. But what actually made a difference in the contest—and what was just hype? In this groundbreaking book, John Sides and Lynn Vavreck tell the dramatic story of the election—with a big difference. Using an unusual ... Leer más

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  • Why American Elections Are Flawed (And How to Fix Them)

    de Pippa Norris ...
    Series series Brown Democracy Medal
    The flaws in the American electoral process have become more apparent over many years. The contemporary tipping point in public awareness occurred during the 2000 election count, but several major structural weaknesses exacerbated doubts in the 2016 campaign, worsening party divisions and further corroding public trust in the electoral process.It is impossible to fix a problem without ... Leer más

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  • Legislating in the Dark

    Information and Power in the House of Representatives

    Series series Chicago Studies in American Politics
    Political science scholar James M. Curry explores the inner workings of Congress's House of Representatives in this thought-provoking analysis.The 2009 financial stimulus bill ran to more than 1,100 pages, yet it wasn't even given to Congress in its final form until thirteen hours before debate was set to begin, and it was passed twenty-eight hours later. How are representatives expected to digest ... Leer más

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