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1. Full Text The broken branch
: how Congress is failing America and how to get it back on track
by Mann, Thomas E and Ornstein, Norman J and Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands and Annenberg Public Policy Center
2006, Updated ed., Institutions of American democracy series, ISBN 0195174461, 196
The Broken Branch offers both a brilliant diagnosis of the cause of Congressional decline and a much-needed blueprint for change, from two experts who... 
United States. Congress | United States. Congress Reform | Politics & government | Congress | United States | Reform
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2. The least examined branch
: the role of legislatures in the constitutional state
by Bauman, Richard W and Kahana, Tsvi, 1967
2006, ISBN 9780521676823, xvii, 596
Unlike most works in constitutional theory, which focus on the role of the courts, this book, first published in 2006, addresses the role of legislatures in a... 
Legislative bodies | Legislation | Constitutional law
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3. Institutions on the edge
: the origins and consequences of inter-branch crises in Latin America
by Helmke, Gretchen, 1967- author
2017, Cambridge studies in comparative politics, ISBN 9780521496148, xvii, 183 pages
"Why does institutional instability pervade the developing world? Examining contemporary Latin America, Institutions on the Edge develops and tests a novel... 
Latin America Politics and government | Political stability | Public opinion | Political aspects | Executive-legislative relations | Divided government
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4. Full Text The legislative branch of state government
: people, process, and politics
by Little, Thomas H and Ogle, David B
2006, ABC-CLIO's about state government, ISBN 9781851097616, 512
This comprehensive volume examines the historic and contemporary role of the state legislatures of all 50 states, offering insight into important details of... 
States | Legislators | Legislative bodies | Legislation | Politics & government | United States
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5. The least dangerous branch
: the Supreme Court at the bar of politics
by Bickel, Alexander M
1986, 2nd ed., ISBN 0300032994, xii, 303
United States. Supreme Court | Political questions and judicial power
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6. Investigating the president
: congressional checks on presidential power
by Kriner, Douglas L., author and Schickler, Eric, 1969- author
2016, ISBN 9780691171852, xii, 284 pages
Although congressional investigations have provided some of the most dramatic moments in American political history, they have often been dismissed as mere... 
Legislative oversight | United States. Congress Powers and duties | Executive power | Governmental investigations | Politics & government | United States. Congress | United States | Powers and duties | Political Science | Legislative Branch | American Government | POLITICAL SCIENCE | Executive Branch
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7. On appreciating Congress
: the people's branch
by Fisher, Louis
2010, ISBN 1594517959, x, 182
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8. Executive legislation
: delegated law making by the executive branch
by Keyes, John Mark, 1955
1992, ISBN 9780409899405, lviii, 308
Delegated legislation | Legislative power
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9. Watchdogs on the hill
: the decline of congressional oversight of U.S. foreign relations
by Fowler, Linda L., 1945
2015, ISBN 9780691151625, xviii, 260
"An essential responsibility of the U.S. Congress is holding the president accountable for the conduct of foreign policy. In this in-depth look at formal... 
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General | Political science | Diplomatic relations | United States | POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Legislative Branch | International relations | POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Executive Branch | Legislative oversight | HISTORY / United States / 20th Century | United States Politics and government | United States Foreign relations | Politics & government | Congress | International Relations | 20Th Century | General | History | Political Science | Foreign relations | Politics and government | Legislative Branch | American Government | POLITICAL SCIENCE | Executive Branch
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10. A war like no other
: the Constitution in a time of terror
by Fiss, Owen M and Sutton, Trevor, editor
2015, ISBN 9781620970973, xv, 330
"Owen Fiss has been a leading legal scholar for over thirty years, yet before 2001 it would have seemed unlikely for him to write about national security and... 
Terrorism | Law and legislation | United States | Constitution (United States) | United States. Constitution | War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 | Prevention | 2001 - 2009 | War on Terrorism (2001-2009) | POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Legislative Branch | POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Executive Branch | Civil rights | LAW / Constitutional | POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Judicial Branch
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11. Routledge handbook of international human rights law
by Sheeran, Scott (Law teacher), editor of compilation and Rodley, Nigel S. editor of compilation
2013, Routledge handbooks, ISBN 0203481410, xvi, 791
"The Routledge Handbook of International Human Rights Law provides the definitive global survey of the discipline of international human rights law. Each... 
Human rights | International Law | Law | Global Governance | International Organizations | General Reference | Human Rights | Human Rights Law & Civil Liberties | International Law - Law | Public International Law
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12. Full Text "ZIVOTOFSKY II" AS PRECEDENT IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
by Jack Goldsmith
Harvard Law Review, ISSN 0017-811X, 11/2015, Volume 129, Issue 1, pp. 112 - 146
COMMENTS | POWER | FOREIGN-AFFAIRS | LAW | Executive power | Laws, regulations and rules | Analysis | Executive-legislative relations | International relations
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13. Representation and effectiveness in Latin American democracies
: congress, judiciary and civil society
by Mackinnon, Moira (Moira B.)
2013, Routledge studies in Latin American politics, ISBN 0203545451, Volume 6., xvii, 312
"Legislatures, the judiciary and civil society are important actors in representative democracies. In what ways and how well do they represent? And how... 
Representative government and representation | Civil society | Legislative bodies | Courts | Politics & government | Law & Courts | Political Sociology | Law & Society | Latin American & Hispanic Studies | Comparative Politics | Legislative Politics | Social Movements | Latin American Politics | Case studies | Latin America
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14. Full Text Recommendations of the National Commission on Restructuring the IRS on executive branch governance and congressional oversight of the IRS
: hearing before the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, first session, September 16 and 17, 1997
United States. Congress.House.Committee on Ways and Means
1999, ISBN 9780160597589
Legislative oversight | Tax administration and procedure | National Commission on Restructuring the Internal Revenue Service (U.S.) | United States | United States. Internal Revenue Service Management
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15. Underdog politics
: the minority party in the U.S. House of Representatives
by Green, Matthew N., 1970
2015, ISBN 9780300181036, xi, 275
In the first comprehensive study of the subject in decades, political scholar Matthew Green disputes the conventional belief that the minority party in the... 
Opposition (Political science) | Democratic Party (U.S.) | Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) | United States Politics and govenment | United States. Congress.House | United States Politics and government | Political parties | United States. Congress. House | Republican Party (U.S. : 1854–) | United States | 1945–1989 | 1989 | Politics and government | Politics and govenment | Political Science | Congress | House | 1945-1989
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16. Religion, politics, and polarization
: how religiopolitical conflict is changing Congress and American democracy
by D'Antonio, William V and Baker, Josiah R and Tuch, Steven A., 1949
2013, ISBN 9781442221086, viii, 163
Legislators | United States. Congress | Church and state | Religion and politics
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17. Full Text Is Congress the Broken Branch of Government?
by Titus, Dina
PS - Political Science and Politics, ISSN 1049-0965, 07/2016, Volume 49, Issue 3, pp. 490 - 494
As a political scientist and a member of the House of Representatives, I have often lamented and been frustrated by the growing irrelevance of Congress.... 
POLITICAL SCIENCE | Political power | Federal government | Political behavior | Public policy | Government | Legislative bodies
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18. Robert's rules of order
: the original manual for assembly rules, business etiquette, and conduct
by Robert, Henry M. 1837-1923 author. (Henry Martyn) and MacDonald, Chris, 1969- author of forward
2017, ISBN 9781945186400, 192 pages
"Robert's Rules of Order was originally published in 1876, as a guide for groups to maximize the efficiency of their meetings and conduct their business in an... 
Orderliness | Parliamentary practice
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19. Thinking about the presidency
: the primacy of power
by Howell, William G
2013, New edition with a new preface by the author., ISBN 9780691155340, ages ; cm
All American presidents, past and present, have cared deeply about power--acquiring, protecting, and expanding it. While individual presidents obviously have... 
Politics & government | Presidents | Executive power | United States | Politics and government | Political Science | Leadership | American Government | Political Process | POLITICAL SCIENCE | Executive Branch | United States-Politics and government | Presidents-United States | Executive power-United States
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20. The macropolitics of Congress
by Adler, E. Scott and Lapinski, John S
2006, ISBN 9780691121598, xiii, 263
How do public laws, treaties, Senate confirmations, and other legislative achievements help us to gain insight into how our governmental system performs? This... 
Politics & government | American Government | Public Policy | JPH | JPHV | Legislative Branch | General | JPQ | Political Science | United States. Congress | United States | Politics and government | POLITICAL SCIENCE | Congress
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