The substance of representation: Congress, American political development, and lawmaking 9780691137810, 9780691137827, 9781400848638, 1400848636

Lawmaking is crucial to American democracy because it completely defines and regulates the public life of the nation. Ye

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English Pages illustrations (black and white) Year 2017;2013

The substance of representation: Congress, American political development, and lawmaking
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Lawmaking is crucial to American democracy because it completely defines and regulates the public life of the nation. Ye

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To many observers, Congress has become a deeply partisan institution where ideologically-distinct political parties do l

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That the president uniquely represents the national interest is a political truism, yet this idea has been transformatio

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Presents a series of lectures from an introductory course intended to give some analysis of the nature of politics in Am

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Scholars working in or sympathetic to American political development (APD) share a commitment to accurately understandin

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Scholars working in or sympathetic to American political development (APD) share a commitment to accurately understandin

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Leading political scientists analyze the presidency of Donald Trump and its impact on the future of American politics In

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Drawing on American political development's rich theoretical tradition and historical perspective in order to bette

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