Government gridlock / Gary Wiener, compiling editor.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)Publisher: Buffalo, NY : Greenhaven Publishing, 2023Copyright date: Edition: First editionDescription: 176 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781534509283
  • 1534509283
  • 9781534509276
  • 1534509275
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 324.0973 23/eng/20221115
LOC classification:
  • JF519 .G675 2023
Contents:
Introduction -- Is Gridlock Limiting the Effectiveness of Government? -- Should the Filibuster Be Ended? -- Do Other Countries Have Better Systems for Dealing with Gridlock? -- Can Government Gridlock be Rectified?
Summary: "The United States government seems to be stuck in a partisan stalemate. While such frustrating periods of deadlock have occurred throughout history, there also have been times of stunning progress. Is government gridlock a problem, or is it exactly what the framers of the Constitution intended in order to limit the powers of the federal government? The expert viewpoints in this resource debate important about the functionality of the US government, such as whether gridlock limits its effectiveness; which countries have better systems for dealing with political stalemate; should the filibuster be ended; and how Congress might address legislative inaction"-- Provided by publisher.
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"The United States government seems to be stuck in a partisan stalemate. While such frustrating periods of deadlock have occurred throughout history, there also have been times of stunning progress. Is government gridlock a problem, or is it exactly what the framers of the Constitution intended in order to limit the powers of the federal government? The expert viewpoints in this resource debate important about the functionality of the US government, such as whether gridlock limits its effectiveness; which countries have better systems for dealing with political stalemate; should the filibuster be ended; and how Congress might address legislative inaction"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Is Gridlock Limiting the Effectiveness of Government? -- Should the Filibuster Be Ended? -- Do Other Countries Have Better Systems for Dealing with Gridlock? -- Can Government Gridlock be Rectified?

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