Book
The Imprint of Congress
(2017)
Abstract
What kind of job has America's routinely disparaged legislative body actually done? In The Imprint of Congress, the distinguished congressional scholar David R. Mayhew gives us 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. Mayhew 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.
Keywords
- Impulses,
- American Political Development,
- Legitimacy,
- Separation of Powers,
- Neoliberalism,
- Welfare State,
- Eisenhower Era,
- Political Science
Disciplines
Publication Date
Spring May 23, 2017
Publisher
Yale University Press
Citation Information
David R. Mayhew. The Imprint of Congress. New Haven(2017) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/david-mayhew/70/