CiNii Books - The legislative branch

Author(s)

- Quirk, Paul J.
- Binder, Sarah A.
- Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands

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The legislative branch

Paul J. Quirk, Sarah A. Binder, editors

（Institutions of American democracy series）

Oxford University Press, c2005

: pbk

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Library of Education, National Institute for Educational Policy Research

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At foot of t.p.: "The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands"

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The checks and balances provided by the three branches of federal government are essential to nurturing and maintaining American democracy. With the guidance of coeditors Paul J. Quirk and Sarah A. Binder, this collection of essays examines the role of the Legislature in American democracy and the dynamic between the other branches of government, and discusses possible measures for reform. The volume addresses questions such as: How does Congress serve the values of democracy and American constitutional principles? Which conceptions of those values does it implement, and which does it overlook or fail to realize? What are Congress's strengths and weaknesses in performing the tasks of democratic governance? What reforms, if any, are necessary to ensure the health and success of Congress as an institution of democracy in the future?

Table of Contents

DIRECTORY OF CONTRIBUTORS
GENERAL INTRODUCTION: The Legislative Branch as an Institution of American Constitutional Democracy
INTRODUCTION: Congress and American Democracy: Institutions and Performance
SECTION I: IDEALS AND DEVELOPMENT
1. Congress and the Constitutional System
2. Institutional Development of Congress
3. Actions in the Public Square
SECTION II: ELECTIONS AND REPRESENTATION
4. Modern Campaigns and Representation
5. Elections, Parties, and Governance
6. Representing Racial and Ethnic Minorities
SECTION III: STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES
7. Committees and Policy Formulation
8. Parties and Leadership in the House
9. Parties and Leadership in the Senate
SECTION IV: POLICY AND PERFORMANCE
10. Interests, Constituencies, and Policy Making
11. Deliberation and Decision Making
12. Foreign Affairs and War
13. Budgets and Fiscal Policy
14. Advice and Consent: Cooperation and Conflict in the Appointment of Federal Judges
15. Congress and the Bureaucracy
SECTION V: ASSESSMENTS AND PROSPECTS
16. Images of Congress
17. Politics of Congressional Reform
18. Congress and American Democracy: Assessing Institutional Performance
APPENDIX
INDEX

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