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Stalemate : causes and consequences of legislative gridlock / Sarah A. Binder.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Binder, Sarah A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Congress--History.
- United States.
- United States. Congress.
- History.
- United States. Congress--Voting--History.
- Voting.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 202 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2003]
- Summary:
- Critics of American politics have long lamented legislative stalemate as an unfortunate byproduct of divided party government, charging it brings unnecessary conflict, delays, and ineffective policies. Stalemate examines the causes and consequences of gridlock, exploring the ways in which elections and institutions together limit the capacity of Congress and the president to make public law.
- Contents:
- Stalemate in legislative politics
- Unintended consequences of constitutional design
- Measuring the frequency of stalemate
- Institutional and electoral sources of stalemate
- What drives legislative action?
- Consequences of stalemate.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0815709102
- 0815709110
- OCLC:
- 51242137
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