How Our Laws are Made

How Our Laws are Made
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Total Pages : 72
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ISBN-10 : PURD:32754073527669
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Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis How Our Laws are Made by : John V. Sullivan

It's Even Worse Than It Looks

It's Even Worse Than It Looks
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Publisher : Basic Books
Total Pages : 273
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ISBN-10 : 9780465096732
ISBN-13 : 0465096735
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis It's Even Worse Than It Looks by : Thomas E. Mann

Acrimony and hyperpartisanship have seeped into every part of the political process. Congress is deadlocked and its approval ratings are at record lows. America's two main political parties have given up their traditions of compromise, endangering our very system of constitutional democracy. And one of these parties has taken on the role of insurgent outlier; the Republicans have become ideologically extreme, scornful of compromise, and ardently opposed to the established social and economic policy regime.In It's Even Worse Than It Looks, congressional scholars Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein identify two overriding problems that have led Congress -- and the United States -- to the brink of institutional collapse. The first is the serious mismatch between our political parties, which have become as vehemently adversarial as parliamentary parties, and a governing system that, unlike a parliamentary democracy, makes it extremely difficult for majorities to act. Second, while both parties participate in tribal warfare, both sides are not equally culpable. The political system faces what the authors call &"asymmetric polarization," with the Republican Party implacably refusing to allow anything that might help the Democrats politically, no matter the cost.With dysfunction rooted in long-term political trends, a coarsened political culture and a new partisan media, the authors conclude that there is no &"silver bullet"; reform that can solve everything. But they offer a panoply of useful ideas and reforms, endorsing some solutions, like greater public participation and institutional restructuring of the House and Senate, while debunking others, like independent or third-party candidates. Above all, they call on the media as well as the public at large to focus on the true causes of dysfunction rather than just throwing the bums out every election cycle. Until voters learn to act strategically to reward problem solving and punish obstruction, American democracy will remain in serious danger.

Renewing Indigenous Economies

Renewing Indigenous Economies
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Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : 0817924957
ISBN-13 : 9780817924959
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis Renewing Indigenous Economies by : Kathy Ratté

"Describes how Native American tribes can strengthen sovereignty, property rights, and the rule of law to better integrate into modern economies, building a foundation for self-sufficiency and restoring dignity"--

A Time to Build

A Time to Build
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Publisher : Basic Books
Total Pages : 230
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ISBN-10 : 9781541699281
ISBN-13 : 1541699289
Rating : 4/5 (81 Downloads)

Synopsis A Time to Build by : Yuval Levin

A leading conservative intellectual argues that to renew America we must recommit to our institutions Americans are living through a social crisis. Our politics is polarized and bitterly divided. Culture wars rage on campus, in the media, social media, and other arenas of our common life. And for too many Americans, alienation can descend into despair, weakening families and communities and even driving an explosion of opioid abuse. Left and right alike have responded with populist anger at our institutions, and use only metaphors of destruction to describe the path forward: cleaning house, draining swamps. But, as Yuval Levin argues, this is a misguided prescription, rooted in a defective diagnosis. The social crisis we confront is defined not by an oppressive presence but by a debilitating absence of the forces that unite us and militate against alienation. As Levin argues, now is not a time to tear down, but rather to build and rebuild by committing ourselves to the institutions around us. From the military to churches, from families to schools, these institutions provide the forms and structures we need to be free. By taking concrete steps to help them be more trustworthy, we can renew the ties that bind Americans to one another.

Congressional Pictorial Directory

Congressional Pictorial Directory
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Total Pages : 638
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ISBN-10 : MINN:31951T00116635P
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Rating : 4/5 (5P Downloads)

Synopsis Congressional Pictorial Directory by : United States. Congress

Copyright Renewal Provisions

Copyright Renewal Provisions
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Total Pages : 80
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ISBN-10 : PSU:000019266251
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Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis Copyright Renewal Provisions by : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks

The American Commonwealth

The American Commonwealth
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Total Pages : 770
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015061021971
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Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis The American Commonwealth by : James Bryce Bryce (Viscount)

The Broken Branch

The Broken Branch
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9780195368710
ISBN-13 : 0195368711
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis The Broken Branch by : Thomas E. Mann

Two nationally renowned congressional scholars review the evolution of Congress from the early days of the republic to 2006, arguing that extreme partisanship and a disregard for institutional procedures are responsible for the institution's current state of dysfunction.

Broadcast License Renewal

Broadcast License Renewal
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Total Pages : 612
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015081220041
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Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis Broadcast License Renewal by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Communications and Power

A More Perfect Constitution

A More Perfect Constitution
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 353
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ISBN-10 : 9780802777560
ISBN-13 : 0802777562
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis A More Perfect Constitution by : Larry J. Sabato

"The reader can't help but hold out hope that maybe someday, some of these sweeping changes could actually bring the nation's government out of its intellectual quagmire...his lively, conversational tone and compelling examples make the reader a more than willing student for this updated civics lesson." --The Hill The political book of the year, from the acclaimed founder and director of the Center for politics at the University of Virginia. A More Perfect Constitution presents creative and dynamic proposals from one of the most visionary and fertile political minds of our time to reinvigorate our Constitution and American governance at a time when such change is urgently needed, given the growing dysfunction and unfairness of our political system . Combining idealism and pragmatism, and with full respect for the original document, Larry Sabato's thought-provoking ideas range from the length of the president's term in office and the number and terms of Supreme Court justices to the vagaries of the antiquated Electoral College, and a compelling call for universal national service-all laced through with the history behind each proposal and the potential impact on the lives of ordinary people. Aware that such changes won't happen easily, but that the original Framers fully expected the Constitution to be regularly revised, Sabato urges us to engage in the debate and discussion his ideas will surely engender. During an election year, no book is more relevant or significant than this.