Congress and the American TraditionTransaction Publishers - 363 páginas Most Americans would probably be surprised to hear that, in 1959, James Burnham, a leading political thinker questioned whether Congress would survive, and whether the Executive Branch of the American government would become a dictatorship. In the last decade, members of Congress have impeached a president, rejected or refused to consider presidential nominees, and appear in the media criticizing the chief executive. Congress does not exactly appear to be at risk of expiring. Regardless of how we perceive Congress today, more than forty years after Congress and the American Tradition was written, Burnham's questions, arguments, and political analysis still have much to tell us about freedom and political order. |
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... Congress Cataloging - in - Publication Data Burnham , James , 1905-1987 . Congress and the American tradition / James Burnham ; with an introduc- tion by Michael Henry . p . cm . ( Library of conservative thought ) Originally published ...
... Congress , 91 VIII . The Traditional Balance , 103 PART TWO : The Present Position of Congress IX . The Fall of Congress , 127 X. The Law - Making Power , 140 XI . The Rise of the Fourth Branch , 157 XII . The Purse , 169 XIII . And The ...
... Congress would survive and whether the Executive branch would become a dictatorship . In this post - Watergate era , as long as members of Congress can impeach a president , reject or refuse even to consider presidential judicial ...
... Congress . Many liberals in and out of Congress do not feel this long tradition to be of any weight ; and every year there are pro- posals to change it , such as have been made in the past decade by ex- Senator Lehman , Senator Humphrey ...
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Contenido
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The Diffusion of Power | 45 |
Power and Limits | 62 |
Public and Private | 75 |
The Place of Congress | 91 |
The Traditional Balance | 103 |
The Escape of the Treaty Power | 205 |
The Investigatory Power | 221 |
The Attack on Investigations | 236 |
Theoretical Gravediggers | 253 |
The Case Against Congress | 262 |
The Reform of Congress | 271 |
Democracy and Liberty | 281 |
The Logic of Democratism | 290 |
The Fall of Congress | 127 |
The LawMaking Power | 140 |
The Rise of the Fourth Branch | 157 |
The Purse | 169 |
And The Sword | 184 |
The Problem of Treaties | 194 |
Conditions of Liberty | 301 |
What Is a Majority | 311 |
Leader of the Masses Assembly of the People | 317 |
Can Congress Survive? | 333 |