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(0)Burdett A. Loomis
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How does Congress function? Why are there so many hindrances to policymaking? What are the alternatives to the decentralized nature of this institution? The Contemporary Congress draws on extensive contemporary research to provide a basic understanding of the United States Congress. In the wake of the 1994 elections, Loomis examines the decentralized Congress of the last forty years and the possibilities for the new Congress to produce coherent, programmatic...
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"In Esteemed Colleagues: Civility and Deliberation in the U.S. Senate, leading congressional scholars address the extent to which civility has declined in the Senate and how that decline has affected the national political system. Contributors analyze the relationships between senators, shaped by increased levels of both individualism and partisanship. They also examine how these trends have driven the deliberation of issues before the chamber, including...