- Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 167 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Summary
- "What kind of job has America's routinely disparaged legislative body actually done? In [this book, the author gives] historical analysis of the U.S. Congress's performance from the late eighteenth century to today, exploring what its lasting imprint has been on American politics and society. Mayhew suggests that Congress has balanced the presidency in a surprising variety of ways, and in doing so, it has contributed to the legitimacy of a governing system faced by an often fractious public."--
- Series Statement
- The Henry L. Stimson Lecture Series
- Uniform Title
- Imprint of Congress (Online)
- Henry L. Stimson lectures, Yale University.
- Alternative Title
- Imprint of Congress (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-156) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Impulses and imprints -- Building a state and a nation -- Surges and their constraints -- Depression and the welfare state -- After World War II -- The climate and the debt -- Legitimacy, messiness, and reflections.
- LCCN
- 2016955268
- OCLC
- ssj0001831057
- Author
Mayhew, David R.
- Title
The imprint of Congress [electronic resource] / David R. Mayhew.
- Imprint
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017]
- Series
The Henry L. Stimson Lecture Series
Henry L. Stimson lectures, Yale University.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-156) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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