The U.S. Senate: From Deliberation to Dysfunction

by Burdett A. Loomis

With an avalanche of scholarship on the House, it can be tough to balance out coverage in a typical Congress course with appropriate readings on the "slow institution."

Offering top-notch research geared to an undergraduate audience, Loomis′ new edited volume represents a broad picture of the contemporary Senate and how it came to be. While addressing issues of delay, obstruction, and polarization in a variety of ways, the scholars...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1608717275
• ISBN13: 9781608717279
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: CQ Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.8"