Strengthening Congress

by Lee H. Hamilton

Book Overview

With the benefit of an insider's perspective, distinguished former congressman Lee H. Hamilton argues that America needs a stronger Congress and a more engaged citizenry in order to ensure responsive and effective democracy. Hamilton explains how Congress has drifted away from the role envisioned for it in the Constitution as a body whose power and influence would be preeminent in the American system of government. He details the steps that Congress...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 025322165X
• ISBN13: 9780253221650
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher