Congress's Constitution: Legislative Authority and the

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Congress's Constitution: Legislative Authority and the Separation of Powers

A leading scholar of Congress and the Constitution analyzes Congressâ€™s surprisingly potent set of tools in the system of checks and balances.

Congress is widely supposed to be the least effective branch of the federal government. But as Josh Chafetz shows in this boldly original analysis, Congress in fact has numerous powerful tools at its disposal in its conflicts with the other branches. These tools include the power of the purse, the contempt power, freedom of speech and debate, and more.
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Drawing extensively on the historical development of Anglo-American legislatures from the seventeenth century to the present, Chafetz concludes that these tools are all means by which Congress and its members battle for public support. When Congress uses them to engage successfully with the public, it increases its power vis-Ã -vis the other branches; when it does not, it loses power. This groundbreaking take on the separation of powers will be of interest to both legal scholars and political scientists.

Country	USA
Author	Josh Chafetz
Binding	Hardcover
Brand	YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS ACADEMIC
EAN	9780300197105
Edition	1
Feature	YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS ACADEMIC
ISBN	9780300197105
Label	Yale University Press
Manufacturer	Yale University Press
MPN	9780300197105
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	448
PartNumber	9780300197105
PublicationDate	2017-06-27
Publisher	Yale University Press
Studio	Yale University Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Congress's Constitution: Legislative Authority and the Separation of Powers