Senate: From White Supremacy to Governmental Gridlock

by Daniel Wirls

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813946905
• ISBN13: 9780813946900
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"