The American Senate
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The American Senate
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Author : Lindsay Rogers
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1926
The American Senate written by Lindsay Rogers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1926 with United States categories.
The American Senate
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Author : Neil MacNeil
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2013-07-18
The American Senate written by Neil MacNeil and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-18 with History categories.
Shares the history of the United States Senate, including its struggles with the presidency, its investigative power, and how filibustering became a common practice.
The Senate
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Author : Daniel Wirls
language : en
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Release Date : 2021-09-23
The Senate written by Daniel Wirls and has been published by University of Virginia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-23 with Political Science categories.
In this lively analysis, Daniel Wirls examines the Senate in relation to our other institutions of government and the constitutional system as a whole, exposing the role of the "world’s greatest deliberative body" in undermining effective government and maintaining white supremacy in America. As Wirls argues, from the founding era onward, the Senate constructed for itself an exceptional role in the American system of government that has no firm basis in the Constitution. This self-proclaimed exceptional status is part and parcel of the Senate’s problematic role in the governmental process over the past two centuries, a role shaped primarily by the combination of equal representation among states and the filibuster, which set up the Senate’s clash with modern democracy and effective government and has contributed to the contemporary underrepresentation of minority members. As he explains, the Senate’s architecture, self-conception, and resulting behavior distort rather than complement democratic governance and explain the current gridlock in Washington, D.C. If constitutional changes to our institutions are necessary for better governance, then how should the Senate be altered to be part of the solution rather than part of the problem? This book provides one answer.
The U S Senate
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Author : Tom Daschle
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2013-01-22
The U S Senate written by Tom Daschle and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-22 with Political Science categories.
The second entry in the civics series clearly and concisely explains how the United States Senate works. The U.S. Senate is the second book in the Fundamentals of American Government civics series, exploring the inner workings of this important part of the legislative branch. As with Selecting a President, this book is written for all audiences, but voiced toward high school seniors and college freshmen—or any citizen interested in a concise yet authoritative exploration of this representative entity. Written by former Senator Tom Daschle, and co-written by acclaimed journalist Charles Robbins, this compelling and digestible book carefully examines and explains exactly how the Senate operates. From its electoral process to voting procedure, historic beginnings to modern day issues—there is no area of this governmental body left un-revealed. Told with an insider's perspective there is not a more defining or easily accessible compendium detailing the U.S. Senate.
The Invention Of The United States Senate
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Author : Daniel Wirls
language : en
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Release Date : 2004-03-04
The Invention Of The United States Senate written by Daniel Wirls and has been published by Johns Hopkins University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-03-04 with Political Science categories.
The invention of the United States Senate was the most complicated and confounding achievement of the Constitutional Convention. Although much has been written on various aspects of Senate history, this is the first book to examine and link the three central components of the Senate's creation: the theoretical models and institutional precedents leading up to the Constitutional Convention; the work of the Constitutional Convention on both the composition and powers of the Senate; and the initial institutionalization of the Senate from ratification through the early years of Congress. The authors show how theoretical principles of a properly constructed Senate interacted with political interests and power politics in the multidimensional struggle to construct the Senate, before, during, and after the convention.
The Transformation Of The U S Senate
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Author : Barbara Sinclair
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
The Transformation Of The U S Senate written by Barbara Sinclair and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with History categories.
Kill Switch The Rise Of The Modern Senate And The Crippling Of American Democracy
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Author : Adam Jentleson
language : en
Publisher: Liveright Publishing
Release Date : 2021-01-12
Kill Switch The Rise Of The Modern Senate And The Crippling Of American Democracy written by Adam Jentleson and has been published by Liveright Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-12 with Political Science categories.
With a new epilogue on filibuster battles under the Biden administration THE CASE FOR ENDING THE FILIBUSTER "A truly excellent book… blistering and persuasive.” —Ezra Klein, New York Times An insider’s account of how politicians representing a radical white minority of Americans have used “the world’s greatest deliberative body” to hijack our democracy. Our democracy is under assault from homegrown authoritarians, with most observers blaming Donald Trump and the Republican Party that submitted to him. Yet as Adam Jentleson shows, the problem not only goes back to the nineteenth century, but is less about the presidency than it is about our nation’s most venerated institution: the United States Senate. A revelatory history of minority rule in America as expressed through the Senate filibuster, Kill Switch shows that white conservatives have long relied on the filibuster—which is not featured in the Constitution, and which, as Jentleson demonstrates, the Framers would have opposed—to shut down attempts to create a multiracial democracy. Featuring a new epilogue on filibuster battles under the Biden administration, Kill Switch will remain an essential warning about the costs of empowering this nation’s right-wing minority. • “Jentleson understands the inner workings of the institution, down to the most granular details, showing precisely how arcane procedural rules can be leveraged to dramatic effect.” —Jennifer Szalai, New York Times • “Careful and thorough and exacting.” —Michael Tomasky, New York Review of Books • “[An] excellent, surprising new book.” —Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker
Congressional Record
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Author : United States. Congress
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1919
Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1919 with Law categories.
The Broken Branch
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Author : Thomas E. Mann
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2008
The Broken Branch written by Thomas E. Mann and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
Two nationally renowned congressional scholars review the evolution of Congress from the early days of the republic to 2006, arguing that extreme partisanship and a disregard for institutional procedures are responsible for the institution's current state
Majority Leadership In The U S Senate
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Cambria Press
Release Date :
Majority Leadership In The U S Senate written by and has been published by Cambria Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.