Working congress : a guide for senators, representatives, and citizens /
Working congress : a guide for senators, representatives, and citizens /
edited by Robert Mann.
- 1 online resource
- Media and public affairs .
- Media & public affairs. .
Includes bibliographical references.
Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1. What's the Problem with Congress?; 2. The Ascent of Bipartisanship to the Congressional Reform Agenda; 3. The Challenge of Bipartisanship A Historical Perspective; 4. Congress and Electoral Reform in the Early Twenty-First Century; 5. Can't We All Just Get Along? Civility and Bipartisanship in Congress; 6. Is Persuasion a Lost Art? How Members of Congress Can Stop Shouting and Start Persuading; Contributors.
In 1964, as the polarizing Civil Rights Act made its way through the House and Senate, and Congress navigated one of the most tumultuous eras in American history, a Harris Poll put the institution's approval rating at 60 percent. Why then, fifty years later, has the public's approval of Congress eroded to an all-time low of 10 percent? Working Congress: A Guide for Senators, Representatives, and Citizens seeks to isolate the reasons for Congress's staggering decline in public opinion, and to propose remedies to reverse the grave dysfunction in America's most important political institution. Aid.
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United States. Congress.
United States. Congress
Political culture--United States.
Political parties--United States.
Partisanship.
Courtesy--United States.
Right and left (Political science)--United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--Legislative Branch.
Courtesy
Partisanship
Political culture
Political parties
Right and left (Political science)
United States
JK1726 / .M37 2015eb
328.73
Includes bibliographical references.
Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1. What's the Problem with Congress?; 2. The Ascent of Bipartisanship to the Congressional Reform Agenda; 3. The Challenge of Bipartisanship A Historical Perspective; 4. Congress and Electoral Reform in the Early Twenty-First Century; 5. Can't We All Just Get Along? Civility and Bipartisanship in Congress; 6. Is Persuasion a Lost Art? How Members of Congress Can Stop Shouting and Start Persuading; Contributors.
In 1964, as the polarizing Civil Rights Act made its way through the House and Senate, and Congress navigated one of the most tumultuous eras in American history, a Harris Poll put the institution's approval rating at 60 percent. Why then, fifty years later, has the public's approval of Congress eroded to an all-time low of 10 percent? Working Congress: A Guide for Senators, Representatives, and Citizens seeks to isolate the reasons for Congress's staggering decline in public opinion, and to propose remedies to reverse the grave dysfunction in America's most important political institution. Aid.
9780807157381 0807157384 9780807157398 0807157392 9780807157404 0807157406
1689334 Proquest Ebook Central
United States. Congress.
United States. Congress
Political culture--United States.
Political parties--United States.
Partisanship.
Courtesy--United States.
Right and left (Political science)--United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--Legislative Branch.
Courtesy
Partisanship
Political culture
Political parties
Right and left (Political science)
United States
JK1726 / .M37 2015eb
328.73