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Under the editorial direction of Pulitzer Prize -- winning historian Arthur M. Schlesinger, jr., special assistant to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, 25 of America's top scholars and historians have provided detailed interpretive essays on all the major and minor parties that have shaped the U.S. political system. A landmark in the study and understanding of American political history, the set provides information and insight on the origins, growth,...
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The Republican and Democratic parties are entrenched in calcified partisanship, as political infighting prevents vital legislation from being passed. The rise of the Tea Party, liberal backlash, and the exodus of moderate voices from Congress have contributed to this growing gridlock. Is the two-party system failing us? Has it made America ungovernable?
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Americans disillusioned with a divided government and an ineffectual political process need look no further for the source of these problems than the decline of the political parties, says A. James Reichley. As he reminds us in this first major history of the parties to appear in over thirty years, parties have traditionally provided an indispensable foundation for American democracy, both by giving ordinary citizens a means of communicating directly...
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Integrating historical analyses of the Presidency from Washington to Reagan with political analyses, these articles analyze the relationships of American Presidents with their national political parties. The authors examine the behavior of Presidents toward the party-as-organization and the party-in-government. They describe Presidential party leadership, Presidential neglect and domination of the parties. Includes proposals for strengthening the...
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"This Very Short Introduction introduces the reader to these issues and more, providing an insider's view of how the system actually works while shining a light on some of its flaws. As we enter what is sure to be yet another highly contested election year, it is more important than ever that Americans take the time to learn the system that puts so many in power"--Amazon.
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