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Partisan conflict between the White House and Congress is now a
dominant feature of national politics in the United States. What
the Constitution sought to institute-a system of checks and
balances-divided government has taken to extremes: institutional
divisions so deep that national challenges like balancing the
federal budget or effectively regulating the nation's savings and
loans have become insurmountable. In original essays written
especially for this volume, eight of the leading scholars in
American government address the causes and consequences of divided
party control. Their essays, written with a student audience in
mind, take up such timely questions as: Why do voters consistently
elect Republican presidents and Democratic congresses? How does
divided control shape national policy on crucial issues such as the
declaration of war? How have presidents adapted their leadership
strategies to the circumstance of divided government? And, how has
Congress responded in the way it writes laws and oversees
departmental performance? These issues and a host of others are
addressed in this compact yet comprehensive volume. The
distinguished lineup of contributors promises to make this book
"must" reading for both novice and serious students of elections,
Congress, and the presidency.
"Of all the Framers, James Madison arguably was closest to being a
political scientist in the contemporary sense of the term. In
preparing for the Philadelphia Convention, for instance, he made a
thorough comparative study of ancient and modern confederacies. . .
. These essays make a valuable and varied contribution to our
understanding of Madison's political science and will elicit
productive agreements and disagreements."--Presidential Studies
Quarterly
"James Madison was America's first political scientist, and is
arguably still its greatest. In these essays, Madison's latter-day
heirs subject his close reasoning on the major problems of
federalism and republicanism to some close scrutiny of their own.
The result is a volume that illuminates both the sources of
Madison's continuing influence on our ideas of the Founding era and
the ways in which contemporary political science differs from his.
One comes away from these papers impressed not only by how deeply
the contributors have thought about Madison, but also by his
capacity to inspire and demand continued critical thinking about
the American constitutional system."--Jack Rakove, Stanford
University
While much has been written about economic competition between
the United States and Japan, it is easy to lose sight of the fact
that their relationship is founded essentially on each sides'
domestic political concerns. Many critics have concluded that to
gain a new equilibrium in relations, the two counties must develop
a sophisticated appreciation of each other's political dynamics.
Because budgets, taxes and macroeconomic policy are so central to
activities of both governments, this book, by Japanese and American
experts, focuses on the role of political institutions in
formulating economic policy. Despite the differences in the two
counties political systems --one-party/parliamentary versus
two-party/presidential --there are striking similarities in the way
politics is transacted in Japan and the United States. In
particular, politicians in both countries are motivated primarily
by the desire to serve local constituencies, which leads to overly
parochial public policies. Combining case studies and discussions,
the contributors provide an overview of the Japanese and American
political systems, particularly those aspects that are most
relevant to economic policymaking. In addition, they offer a
comparative analysis of the politics of budgeting, tax reform, and
structural policies
Partisan conflict between the White House and Congress is now a
dominant feature of national politics in the United States. What
the Constitution sought to institute-a system of checks and
balances-divided government has taken to extremes: institutional
divisions so deep that national challenges like balancing the
federal budget or effectively regulating the nation's savings and
loans have become insurmountable. In original essays written
especially for this volume, eight of the leading scholars in
American government address the causes and consequences of divided
party control. Their essays, written with a student audience in
mind, take up such timely questions as: Why do voters consistently
elect Republican presidents and Democratic congresses? How does
divided control shape national policy on crucial issues such as the
declaration of war? How have presidents adapted their leadership
strategies to the circumstance of divided government? And, how has
Congress responded in the way it writes laws and oversees
departmental performance? These issues and a host of others are
addressed in this compact yet comprehensive volume. The
distinguished lineup of contributors promises to make this book
"must" reading for both novice and serious students of elections,
Congress, and the presidency.
"Of all the Framers, James Madison arguably was closest to being a
political scientist in the contemporary sense of the term. In
preparing for the Philadelphia Convention, for instance, he made a
thorough comparative study of ancient and modern confederacies. . .
. These essays make a valuable and varied contribution to our
understanding of Madison's political science and will elicit
productive agreements and disagreements."--Presidential Studies
Quarterly
"James Madison was America's first political scientist, and is
arguably still its greatest. In these essays, Madison's latter-day
heirs subject his close reasoning on the major problems of
federalism and republicanism to some close scrutiny of their own.
The result is a volume that illuminates both the sources of
Madison's continuing influence on our ideas of the Founding era and
the ways in which contemporary political science differs from his.
One comes away from these papers impressed not only by how deeply
the contributors have thought about Madison, but also by his
capacity to inspire and demand continued critical thinking about
the American constitutional system."--Jack Rakove, Stanford
University
This book explores the fascinating and puzzling world of
nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century American elections. It
examines the strategic behavior of nineteenth-century party
politicians and shows how their search for electoral victory led
them to invent a number of remarkable campaign practices. Why were
parties dedicated to massive voter mobilization? Why did
presidential nominees wage front-porch campaigns? Why did
officeholders across the country tie their electoral fortunes to
the popularity of presidential candidates at the top of the ticket?
Erik J. Engstrom and Samuel Kernell demonstrate that the defining
features of nineteenth-century electoral politics were the product
of institutions in the states that prescribed how votes were cast
and how those votes were converted into political offices. Relying
on a century's worth of original data, this book uncovers the
forces propelling the nineteenth-century electoral system, its
transformation at the end of the nineteenth century, and the
implications of that transformation for modern American politics.
This book explores the fascinating and puzzling world of
nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American elections. It
examines the strategic behavior of nineteenth-century party
politicians and shows how their search for electoral victory led
them to invent a number of remarkable campaign practices. Why were
parties dedicated to massive voter mobilization? Why did
presidential nominees wage front-porch campaigns? Why did
officeholders across the country tie their electoral fortunes to
the popularity of presidential candidates at the top of the ticket?
Erik J. Engstrom and Samuel Kernell demonstrate that the defining
features of nineteenth-century electoral politics were the product
of institutions in the states that prescribed how votes were cast
and how those votes were converted into political offices. Relying
on a century's worth of original data, this book uncovers the
forces propelling the nineteenth-century electoral system, its
transformation at the end of the nineteenth century, and the
implications of that transformation for modern American politics.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1986.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1986.
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