Congressional Record
Author : United States. Congress
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Page : 1324 pages
File Size : 27,88 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Law
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Author : United States. Congress
Publisher :
Page : 1324 pages
File Size : 27,88 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Law
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Author : United States. Congress
Publisher :
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 35,92 MB
Release : 1830
Category : United States
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Author : Daniel Wirls
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 40,1 MB
Release : 2021-09-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0813946913
In this lively analysis, Daniel Wirls examines the Senate in relation to our other institutions of government and the constitutional system as a whole, exposing the role of the "world’s greatest deliberative body" in undermining effective government and maintaining white supremacy in America. As Wirls argues, from the founding era onward, the Senate constructed for itself an exceptional role in the American system of government that has no firm basis in the Constitution. This self-proclaimed exceptional status is part and parcel of the Senate’s problematic role in the governmental process over the past two centuries, a role shaped primarily by the combination of equal representation among states and the filibuster, which set up the Senate’s clash with modern democracy and effective government and has contributed to the contemporary underrepresentation of minority members. As he explains, the Senate’s architecture, self-conception, and resulting behavior distort rather than complement democratic governance and explain the current gridlock in Washington, D.C. If constitutional changes to our institutions are necessary for better governance, then how should the Senate be altered to be part of the solution rather than part of the problem? This book provides one answer.
Author : United States. Congress
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Page : 828 pages
File Size : 24,71 MB
Release : 1851
Category : United States
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Author : United States. Congress
Publisher :
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 22,61 MB
Release : 1868
Category : Law
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Author : Confederate States of America. Congress
Publisher :
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 48,4 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Confederate States of America
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Author : William Maclay
Publisher : New York, D. Appleton
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 41,14 MB
Release : 1890
Category : History
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Author : Brenda Wineapple
Publisher : Random House
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 17,29 MB
Release : 2019-05-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0812998375
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times; The New York Times Book Review; NPR; Publishers Weekly “This absorbing and important book recounts the titanic struggle over the implications of the Civil War amid the impeachment of a defiant and temperamentally erratic American president.”—Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Soul of America When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated and Vice-President Andrew Johnson became “the Accidental President,” it was a dangerous time in America. Congress was divided over how the Union should be reunited: when and how the secessionist South should regain full status, whether former Confederates should be punished, and when and whether black men should be given the vote. Devastated by war and resorting to violence, many white Southerners hoped to restore a pre–Civil War society, if without slavery, and the pugnacious Andrew Johnson seemed to share their goals. With the unchecked power of executive orders, Johnson ignored Congress, pardoned rebel leaders, promoted white supremacy, opposed civil rights, and called Reconstruction unnecessary. It fell to Congress to stop the American president who acted like a king. With profound insights and making use of extensive research, Brenda Wineapple dramatically evokes this pivotal period in American history, when the country was rocked by the first-ever impeachment of a sitting American president. And she brings to vivid life the extraordinary characters who brought that impeachment forward: the willful Johnson and his retinue of advocates—including complicated men like Secretary of State William Seward—as well as the equally complicated visionaries committed to justice and equality for all, like Thaddeus Stevens, Charles Sumner, Frederick Douglass, and Ulysses S. Grant. Theirs was a last-ditch, patriotic, and Constitutional effort to render the goals of the Civil War into reality and to make the Union free, fair, and whole. Praise for The Impeachers “In this superbly lyrical work, Brenda Wineapple has plugged a glaring hole in our historical memory through her vivid and sweeping portrayal of President Andrew Johnson’s 1868 impeachment. She serves up not simply food for thought but a veritable feast of observations on that most trying decision for a democracy: whether to oust a sitting president. Teeming with fiery passions and unforgettable characters, The Impeachers will be devoured by contemporary readers seeking enlightenment on this issue. . . . A landmark study.”—Ron Chernow, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Grant
Author : United States. Congress
Publisher :
Page : 1196 pages
File Size : 48,19 MB
Release : 1997
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Author : Robert C. Byrd
Publisher :
Page : 706 pages
File Size : 35,44 MB
Release : 1988
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