Book Description
Examines the purposes of political parties in America's constitutional order, each major party's strongest recent manifestation and the future of the American party system.
Author : Peter W. Schramm
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 47,95 MB
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : 9780847678198
Examines the purposes of political parties in America's constitutional order, each major party's strongest recent manifestation and the future of the American party system.
Author : Sidney M. Milkis
Publisher :
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 18,91 MB
Release : 1999-09-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
The U.S. Constitution makes no mention of political parties, yet parties began to form shortly after its ratification. Today, American democracy would not work without them. In Political Parties and Constitutional Government, Sidney Milkis explores the uneasy relationship between the Constitution and the party system to advance a novel argument: political parties arose as part of a deliberate program of constitutional reform. Forged on the anvil of Jeffersonian and Jacksonian democracy, parties initially formed as decentralized political associations that engaged the attention of ordinary citizens and held presidents accountable to local constituencies. But as the power of the presidency and the federal government grew, parties shifted their attention from building political support in the states and localities to vying for control over national administration and, in the process, lost their vital connection to the electorate. In the past thirty years, partisan disputes have more often than not involved confrontations between the president and Congress that have undermined the public's respect for American political institutions. With the decline of localized parties, Milkis concludes, there has arisen an administrative politics of rights and entitlements that belittles the efforts of Democrats and Republicans alike to define a collective purpose. Ending with a discussion of possible methods of revitalization and reform, this timely book does much to explain the reasons behind Americans' disenchantment with parties and the party system.
Author : Moisei Ostrogorski
Publisher :
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 14,30 MB
Release : 1910
Category : Political parties
ISBN :
Author : M.J.C. Vile
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 47,57 MB
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1134662033
First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Robert C. Wigton
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 46,40 MB
Release : 2013-12-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0739189689
American political parties have long existed in a gray area of constitutional law because of their uncertain status. Parties in this country are neither fully public nor fully private entities. This constitutional ambiguity has meant that political parties are considered private organizations for some purposes and public ones for others. This “public-private entity” problem has arisen in many different legal contexts over the years. However, given their case-by-case method of judicial review, courts have typically dealt with only very discrete parts of this larger problem. This work is an endeavor to describe and analyze the constitutional status of political parties in this country by synthesizing the best judicial and scholarly thinking on the subject. In the final chapter, I draw on these ideas to propose my own scheme for how political parties might be best accommodated in a democracy.
Author : Sidney M. Milkis
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 34,71 MB
Release : 1999-09-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780801861956
Ending with a discussion of possible methods of revitalization and reform, this timely book does much to explain the reasons behind Americans' disenchantment with parties and the party system.
Author : Woodrow Wilson
Publisher :
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 24,27 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Constitutional law
ISBN :
Author : Robert J. Mckeever
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 14,78 MB
Release : 2014-07-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1317873351
A Brief Introduction to American Politicsprovides a coherent and succinct account of how contemporary American politics blends enduring principles with the realities and demands of the present day. Beginning with a brief overview of American society today, the book introduces the constitutional framework of American politics and the fluid concept and practice of federalism. It also covers the major features of the representative process, looking at both elections and main players such as parties, interest groups, and the media. Chapters on the major institutions of the federal government - the presidency, the Congress, and the Supreme Court – examines how they are simultaneously independent and constrained by each other. Chapters on domestic and foreign policy demonstrate how government and politics work in connection with the system’s main outputs. A Brief Introduction to American Politicsis a shorter version of Politics USA and is intended for students who need an introduction to the essential features of the American political system.
Author : Woodrow Wilson
Publisher :
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 18,77 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Law
ISBN :
One of the genuine classics of American political science literature. Constitutional Government in the United States is also a subtle and influential criticism of the American founding fathers produced during the Progressive Era. Wilson's interpretation of the Constitution shaped the thought of scholars and students of American politics. His definition of constitutional government and the place of the United States in the development of constitutional theory continues to shape discourse today. Wilson discusses the three branches of government in the United States, the relation between the states and the federal government, and party government in a manner quite distinct from the founding fathers.
Author : George Washington
Publisher :
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 30,40 MB
Release : 1913
Category :
ISBN :