Changing Cultures in Congress : From Fair Play to Power Plays.
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TextSeries: Woodrow Wilson Center Press (Series)Publication details: New York : Columbia University Press, 2018.Description: 1 online resource (196 pages)Content type: - text
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- United States. Congress. House -- Rules and practice
- United States. Congress. House -- Elections
- United States. Congress. House
- Parliamentary practice -- United States
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Legislative Branch
- HISTORY -- United States -- General
- Elections
- Parliamentary practice
- United States
- 328.7 23
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Intro; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Rolling Rules: From Level Ground to Partisan Tilt; 2. Making House Rules; 3. Procedural Triage for Health Care Reform; 4. Fraying Purse Strings; 5. Whither the War Power?; 6. Congress and the Iran Nuclear Deal: Rational Reactor or Design Flaw?; 7. Governing in a Political World; Appendix; Notes; Glossary; Index.
The United States Congress has been described as dysfunctional, gridlocked, polarized, hyperpartisan, chaotic, and do-nothing. In Changing Cultures in Congress, Donald R. Wolfensberger explains the institutional dynamics behind Congress's devolution to a body plagued by a win-at-any-cost mentality and a culture of perpetual campaigning.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-164) and index.
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