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LoC No.: 06014841
Title: Congressional government : a study in American politics
Note: Reading ease score: 40.8 (College-level). Difficult to read.
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Summary: "Congresional Government: A Study in American Politics" by Woodrow Wilson is an academic publication written in the late 19th century. The work examines the distinctive characteristics of the federal system in the United States, focusing particularly on the centrality of Congress and how its structure and functions differ from other governing bodies around the world. Wilson intends to highlight the peculiarities of American Congressional governance, shedding light on its historical development and its practical implications. The opening of the text serves as a preface where Wilson reflects on the evolution of the United States' governmental structure since the Constitution's adoption. He emphasizes that while the Constitution was intended to establish a system of checks and balances, in practice, Congress has become the predominant force in American governance, often overshadowing the executive branch. Wilson notes the challenges in fully understanding the functioning of Congress due to its complex committee system, which often leads to a considerable amount of business being managed behind closed doors, limiting public insight. He argues for a critical assessment of the congressional system, exploring how it has deviated from its original design and what that means for the future of American politics. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
EBook No.: 35861
Published: Apr 13, 2011
Downloads: 216
Language: English
Subject: United States -- Politics and government
Subject: United States. Congress
Subject: Executive power -- United States
LoCC: Political science: Political inst. and pub. Admin.: United States
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 06014841
Title: Congressional government : a study in American politics
Note: Reading ease score: 40.8 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
(This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)
Summary: "Congresional Government: A Study in American Politics" by Woodrow Wilson is an academic publication written in the late 19th century. The work examines the distinctive characteristics of the federal system in the United States, focusing particularly on the centrality of Congress and how its structure and functions differ from other governing bodies around the world. Wilson intends to highlight the peculiarities of American Congressional governance, shedding light on its historical development and its practical implications. The opening of the text serves as a preface where Wilson reflects on the evolution of the United States' governmental structure since the Constitution's adoption. He emphasizes that while the Constitution was intended to establish a system of checks and balances, in practice, Congress has become the predominant force in American governance, often overshadowing the executive branch. Wilson notes the challenges in fully understanding the functioning of Congress due to its complex committee system, which often leads to a considerable amount of business being managed behind closed doors, limiting public insight. He argues for a critical assessment of the congressional system, exploring how it has deviated from its original design and what that means for the future of American politics. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
EBook No.: 35861
Published: Apr 13, 2011
Downloads: 216
Language: English
Subject: United States -- Politics and government
Subject: United States. Congress
Subject: Executive power -- United States
LoCC: Political science: Political inst. and pub. Admin.: United States
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.