Donald A. Ritchie, a congressional historian for forty years , takes readers on a fascinating, behind-the-scenes tour of Capitol Hill, pointing out the key players, explaining their behavior, and translating parliamentary language into plain English. He also explores the essential necessity of compromise to accomplish anything significant in the legislative arena. However, recent events show that political polarization has hardened and produced gridlock, as Ritchieexplains in this new edition. The 2020 election also produced a more diverse membership in terms of gender, ethnicity, religion, and ideology, with primary elections resulting in the defeat of moderate candidates by opponents ranging from socialists on the left to conspiracy theorists on the right,making bipartisan compromise harder to achieve. Among the most significant events since the last edition, the Senate ignored President Obama''s last nomination to the Supreme Court and then adopted a "nuclear option" to streamline f
Pris: kr 135.00 fra Norli
Butikk | Pris | |
---|---|---|
TILBUD! kr 135.00 |
Besøk butikk |
In the second edition of The U.S. Congress, Donald A. Ritchie, a congressional historian for more than thirty years, takes readers on a fascinating, behind-the-scenes tour of Capitol Hill, pointing out the key players, explaining their behavior, and translating...
kr 135.00
Mer informasjon
<p>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 maintaining...
kr 439.00
Mer informasjon
Caro shows how Johnson's brilliance, charm and ruthlessness enabled him to become the youngest and most powerful Majority Leader in history and how he used his incomparable legislative genius - seducing both Northern liberals and Southern conservatives...
kr 359.00
Mer informasjon