Article
Is Congress 'The Broken Branch'?
Boston University Law Review
(2009)
Abstract
How should we think about Congress’s role in the American system? Is the institution a “broken branch”? How might we decide whether it is broken? If it is broken, compared with what is it broken? What are the plausible counterfactuals? Is there a serious need for constitutional repair? Notwithstanding the none-too-attractive performance by Congress in recent times, I am skeptical about certain over-gloomy diagnoses and over-intrusive remedies. Below, I offer two arguments.
Keywords
- Political Science,
- Congress,
- Broken Branch,
- Legitimacy,
- Presidential Systems
Disciplines
Publication Date
April, 2009
Citation Information
David R Mayhew. "Is Congress 'The Broken Branch'?" Boston University Law Review Vol. 89 Iss. 2 (2009) p. 357 - 369 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/david-mayhew/242/