Congress's Constitution - Legislative Authority and the Separation of Powers (Paperback)

A leading scholar of Congress and the Constitution analyzes Congress's surprisingly potent set of tools in the system of checks and balances. Congress is widely supposed to be the least effective branch of the federal government. But as Josh Chafetz shows in this boldly original analysis, Congress in fact has numerous powerful tools at its disposal in its conflicts with the other branches. These tools include the power of the purse, the contempt power, freedom of speech and debate, and more. Drawing extensively on the historical development of Anglo-American legislatures from the seventeenth century to the present, Chafetz concludes that these tools are all means by which Congress and its members battle for public support. When Congress uses them to engage successfully with the public, it increases its power vis-a-vis the other branches; when it does not, it loses power. This groundbreaking take on the separation of powers will be of interest to both legal scholars and political scientists.

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2019
Authors:	Josh Chafetz
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	448
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-24833-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Constitutional & administrative law > General
LSN:	0-300-24833-4
Barcode:	9780300248333

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