For only the second time in close to a quarter century, the U.S.
executive and legislative branches are in the hands of the same
political party. Will this end governmental gridlock? Or will we
discover that the problems of our political system run deeper than
party labels?
The contributors to this book examine the prospects for unified
government during the Clinton presidency and, looking to the
future, discuss possibilities for structural reform --in the
political parties, in campaigning, in the Congress, and through
amendments to the Constitution. The book draws on papers and
comments presented at a "Government in Gridlock" conference
cosponsored by Brookings and the Committee on the Constitutional
System shortly after the inauguration of President Clinton.
The contributors --present and former members of Congress and
officials of the executive branch, Washington journalists, public
opinion analysts, and political scientists --are Howard Baker,
James MacGregor Burns, Lloyd Cutler, Thomas Downey, Ken Duberstein,
David Gergen, Celinda Lake, Rep. Jim Leach, Thomas Mann, Andrea
Mitchell, Tom Oliphant, Howard Paster, Jody Powell, Cokie Roberts,
Donald Robinson, Warren Rudman, Barbara Sinclair, Hedrick Smith,
and Steven Smith.
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