Congressional Government: A Study in American Politics (Dover Books on History, Political and Social Science)
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (900 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486447359 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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In addition to being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, he won two Pulitzer Prizes for his newspaper column "Today and Tomorrow," which appeared in the New YorkHerald Tribune. Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) was the 28th president of the United States. Walter Lippmann (1889-1974) was the author of many books on political thought and was widely considered America's most distinguished syndicated columnist. He was the author of "Congressional Government; Division and Reunion,
CHANGED MY MIND Amazon Customer CHANGED MY PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS OF WILSON. HE IS VERY TRUTHFUL, SEEMINGLY CORRECT CONCERNING THE WORKINGS OF THE GOVERNMENT MACHINE KNOWN AS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.. "A classic of comparative government" according to Paul B. Dunlap. This book is a classic. As a young academic with a keen interest in national politics, but without any experience, Wilson critiques the American governmental structure on a number of points, examines all of the branches (except judicial), the inner workings and character of each branch, and their inter-workings. Wilson is mostly critical of the system's deficiencies and has few words of praise for Constitutional government. Instead, his ideal model is the British system, with which he is constantly comparing the American. He also touches on the model of French government to provide. "Wilson's Insights Still Stand 100 Years Later" according to A Customer. In the gutsiest political manifesto of American history, Woodrow Wilson dared to say that the Founding Fathers had it wrong. What's amazing is that his analysis holds up after 100 years. Wilson believed that "separation of powers" did not exist, and that the building impenetrable walls between the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches produced abdication of responsbility. Wilson held up as a model the Westminster cabinet form of government as a model of clarity, openness, and responsibility. You can read Wilson's 188Wilson's Insights Still Stand 100 Years Later A Customer In the gutsiest political manifesto of American history, Woodrow Wilson dared to say that the Founding Fathers had it wrong. What's amazing is that his analysis holds up after 100 years. Wilson believed that "separation of powers" did not exist, and that the building impenetrable walls between the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches produced abdication of responsbility. Wilson held up as a model the Westminster cabinet form of government as a model of clarity, openness, and responsibility. You can read Wilson's 1884 pages as if he wrote them today. The style is pure Victo. pages as if he wrote them today. The style is pure Victo
In addition to being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, he won two Pulitzer Prizes for his newspaper column "Today and Tomorrow," which appeared in the New YorkHerald Tribune. . Walter Lippmann (1889-1974) was the author of many books on political thought and was widely considered America's most distinguished syndicated columnist. He was the author of "Congressional Government; Division and Reunion, 1829-1889; George Washington"; and "A History of the American People". About the Author Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) was the 28th president of the United States
Frequently quoted by constitutional scholars and advocates of government reform, Congressional Government remains essential to discussions of the balance of power within the U.S. government. Woodrow Wilson wrote this powerful political tract as his doctoral dissertation, and it contains the essence of the future president's political reasoning. A popular and critical success upon its 1885 publication, it remains remarkably vital more than a century later.Wilson argues that in the years following the Civil War, the legislature received unfair advantages from the system of checks and balances, threatening the effectiveness of the constitutionally mandated separation of powers. This edition features an insightful Introduction by political theorist Walter Lippmann.. He propose