The Imprint of Congress
David R. Mayhew
Abstract
What kind of job has America's routinely disparaged legislative body actually done? This book provides an insightful historical analysis of the U.S. Congress's performance from the late eighteenth century to today, exploring what its lasting imprint has been on American politics and society. The book offers a unique perspective on the evaluation of the American constitutional system. It suggests that Congress has balanced the presidency in a surprising variety of ways, and in doing so, it has contributed to the legitimacy of a governing system faced by an often fractious public. The book will ... More
Keywords: Congress, American politics, American society, American Constitution, constitutional system, presidency, American policy
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2017 | Print ISBN-13: 9780300215700 |
| Published to Yale Scholarship Online: September 2017 | DOI:10.12987/yale/9780300215700.001.0001 |
